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.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Espen Arnakke
Stuart Graham as John Wakefield
Anneke von der Lippe as Jenny
Bjørn Floberg as Johan Hoeg
Hywel Bennett as The Captain
Margot Finley as Eva
Michael Wade as Stoker
Graham Greene as Burly
Knut Husebø as Cafe guest
Espen Haavardsholm as Cafe guest
Anne Krigsvoll as Cafe guest
John Sigurd Kristensen as Cafe guest
Jeanne Bøe as Cafe guest
Tonja Sitara Sanborn as Cafe guest
Sven Henriksen as Hovmester
Sturla Berg-Johansen as Kelner
Stig Hoffmeyer as Wilhelm Arnakke
Else Qualmann as Amalia Arnakke
Henrik Sloth as Janus
Stephanie Leon as Agnes
Marina Bouras as Rose
Tomas Villum Jensen as Jørgen
Niels-Martin Eriksen as Elvind
Tove Olsen as Shop owner's wife
Lars Göran Persson as The mate
Mats Helin as The cook
Sherry White as Gertrude
Mack Barfoot as Kelly
Anthony Ayre as Older man
Ann Marie Anonsen as Woman 1
Tina Randell as Woman 2
Kevin Lewis as Blakeman
Philip Dinn as Frenchy
Bob Kelly as Marsh
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