In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
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Natalie Minnevik as Elina
Bibi Andersson as Tora Holm
Marjaana Maijala as Marta
Henrik Rafaelsen as Einar Björk
Tind Soneby as Irma
Björn Granath as The Doctor
Jarl Lindblad as Veikko Niemi
Sara Arnia as Sara
Peter Rogers as Anton
Carolina Berggren as Anna
Amanda Andersson as Kerttu
Zorro Svärdendahl as Isak
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