In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

Pelle Karlsson

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Stengården Foreman

Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Mrs. Kongstrup

Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Rud - A Boy

Anna - Stengården Maid

Madam Olsen

Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children

Ole Køller - Nils' Father

Schoolteacher Friis

Physician

Priest

'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
December 21, 1987

Pelle Karlsson

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Stengården Foreman

Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Mrs. Kongstrup

Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Rud - A Boy

Anna - Stengården Maid

Madam Olsen

Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children

Ole Køller - Nils' Father

Schoolteacher Friis

Physician

Priest

'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
