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.
as Espen Arnakke
as John Wakefield
as Jenny
as Johan Hoeg
as The Captain
as Eva
as Stoker
as Burly
as Cafe guest
as Cafe guest
as Cafe guest
as Cafe guest
as Cafe guest
as Cafe guest
as Hovmester
as Kelner
as Wilhelm Arnakke
as Amalia Arnakke
as Janus
as Agnes
as Rose
as Jørgen
as Elvind
as Shop owner's wife
as The mate
as The cook
as Gertrude
as Kelly
as Older man
as Woman 1
as Woman 2
as Blakeman
as Frenchy
as Marsh