Lauri Valjakka, a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, is thoroughly fed up with his family, whom he refers to as a "consumption unit," and his irritating, rigid wife. After a tedious train journey, Valjakka decides to leave his wife. He manages to escape to a station restaurant, where he meets an unusually honest man who has been abandoned and a straightforward woman.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Riitta HavukainenMarita Kunnas | Marita Kunnas |
| PPaavo PiskonenLauri Valjakka | Lauri Valjakka |
| TTiina BergströmMarianne Kunnas | Marianne Kunnas |
| TTarja KeinänenUlla Valjakka | Ulla Valjakka |
 Matti PellonpääHonest Man | Honest Man |
| BBenjamin OrozaPave | Pave |
 Juhani LaitalaLauri's Old Schoolmate | Lauri's Old Schoolmate |
| JJone TakamäkiYouth-worker | Youth-worker |
 Kirsi TykkyläinenWoman in Train | Woman in Train |
| AAnneli KantoWoman in Train | Woman in Train |
| VVappu JurkkaMarita's Mother | Marita's Mother |