A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.

Espen Arnakke

John Wakefield

Jenny

Johan Hoeg

The Captain

Eva

Burly

Cafe guest

Cafe guest

Cafe guest

Kelner

Wilhelm Arnakke

Agnes
September 3, 1999

Espen Arnakke

John Wakefield

Jenny

Johan Hoeg

The Captain

Eva

Burly

Cafe guest

Cafe guest

Cafe guest

Kelner

Wilhelm Arnakke

Agnes

