The film is a window into the world of fifteen-year-old Tim, sharing his joys and sorrows and his first encounter with love, during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ole BusckTim | Tim |
 Kjeld JacobsenTim's father | Tim's father |
 Astrid VillaumeTim's mother | Tim's mother |
 Katja Miehe-RenardKate – Tim's sister | Kate – Tim's sister |
| BBirgit Bendix MadsenJane – Tim's sister | Jane – Tim's sister |
| CChristian GottschalchTim's grandfather | Tim's grandfather |
 Yvonne IngdalLis | Lis |
 Karen Marie LøwertLis' mother | Lis' mother |
| JJan Heinig HansenMarkus – Tim's friend | Markus – Tim's friend |
 Birgit BrüelMarkus' mother | Markus' mother |
| GGregers UssingFrank | Frank |
 Jørgen BeckFriend | Friend |
 Elsa KouraniFriend's wife | Friend's wife |
| HHenry SkjærHeadmaster | Headmaster |
 Holger PerfortGymnastics teacher | Gymnastics teacher |
| NNiels BarfoedMathematics teacher | Mathematics teacher |
 Tommy KenterSchoolboy | Schoolboy |
| AAase DueGerman refugee in shop | German refugee in shop |
| PPalle KirkGerman soldier | German soldier |
| AAgnete BjørnTelegraphist in dream | Telegraphist in dream |
 Jens Oliver HenriksenNot listed | Not listed |
| EEdith HermansenNot listed | Not listed |