In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.

• Per Holst Filmproduktion
• Det Danske Filminstitut
• Johan Widerberg
• Marika Lagercrantz
• Tomas von Brömssen
• Karin Huldt
• Nina Gunke
• Kenneth Milldoff
• Björn Kjellman
• Frida Lindholm