It has hardly been seen before that a 83-year-old actor has starred in a Danish film, but it is the case here, where Kai Holm says goodbye to a long life in film and theater service. He plays an old peasant who on his deathbed is waiting for his son (Jon Bang Carlsen). In a few days he relives the village life, he comes from, and which was marked by a hard and authoritarian upbringing. He is at his father's deathbed despair because it is still impossible to make contact, and in a crisis situation, he recognizes his father's brutality in itself. The film draws a bitter picture of human relationships where dreams while they die, degenerates into power relations.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kresten, Eriks far | |
| Hurtig-Karl | |
| Erik, politiker | |
| Margit, Eriks kone | |
| Ras | |
| JJoan HenningsenFestdeltager | Festdeltager |
| AAllan Henry ElkærGris-Mathis | Gris-Mathis |
| CChristian Jul HansenKresten som ung | Kresten som ung |
| Ras' kone | |
| Festdeltager | |
| JJohannes H. ChristensenPræst | Præst |
| Læge |