In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.
Ester
Esters mor
Frk. Thomsen
Frk. Thomsens mor
Gadebetjent
Skolesundhedsplejerske
Vaskekone
En rig kone
En rig mand
Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
Acting
Acting
Acting
Acting
Acting
Beboer i kvarteret
November 7, 1986
Ester
Esters mor
Frk. Thomsen
Frk. Thomsens mor
Gadebetjent
Skolesundhedsplejerske
Vaskekone
En rig kone
En rig mand
Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
Acting
Acting
Acting
Acting
Acting
Beboer i kvarteret