The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hanna SchygullaSelf - Quote Reader (voice) | Self - Quote Reader (voice) |
| MMats MalmSelf - Swedish Academy Spokesperson | Self - Swedish Academy Spokesperson |
| TThomas SteinfeldSelf - Book Critic | Self - Book Critic |
| AAnna NordlundSelf - Biographer | Self - Biographer |
| HHolger WolandtSelf - Biographer | Self - Biographer |
| EElisabeth LagerlöfSelf - Lagerlöf's Grandniece | Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece |
| MMonika HildingSelf - Lagerlöf's Grandniece | Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece |
| HHans-Viktor KrolovitschSelf - Parson | Self - Parson |
| AAnn-Charlotte KnochenhauerSelf - Librarian | Self - Librarian |
| AAnnacari Jadling-OhlssonSelf - Guide | Self - Guide |
| EElisabet CasselSelf - Teacher | Self - Teacher |
| AAnna-Karin PalmSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| EEva BonnierSelf - Book Editor | Self - Book Editor |
 Selma LagerlöfSelf - Writer (archive footage) | Self - Writer (archive footage) |