As three pregnant women wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and youthful experiences.

Agda Frideborg

Adele Holmström

Angela von Pahlen

Petra von Pahlen

Dr. Jacob Lewin

Mrs. Landborg

Stellan von Pahlen

Lt. Bernhard Landborg

Lieutenant Macson

Lawyer

Adele's mother

Bell

Tord Holmström

The fat man

Dora Macson

Alexandra Vind-Frija

Peter von Pahlen

Mrs. Sally Lewin

Lilian von Pahlen - née Vind-Frijs
December 20, 1964

Agda Frideborg

Adele Holmström

Angela von Pahlen

Petra von Pahlen

Dr. Jacob Lewin

Mrs. Landborg

Stellan von Pahlen

Lt. Bernhard Landborg

Lieutenant Macson

Lawyer

Adele's mother

Bell

Tord Holmström

The fat man

Dora Macson

Alexandra Vind-Frija

Peter von Pahlen

Mrs. Sally Lewin

Lilian von Pahlen - née Vind-Frijs

