The film is a window into the world of fifteen-year-old Tim, sharing his joys and sorrows and his first encounter with love, during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.

Ole Busck
as Tim

Kjeld Jacobsen
as Tim's father

Astrid Villaume
as Tim's mother

Katja Miehe-Renard
as Kate – Tim's sister

Birgit Bendix Madsen
as Jane – Tim's sister

Christian Gottschalch
as Tim's grandfather

Yvonne Ingdal
as Lis

Karen Marie Løwert
as Lis' mother

Jan Heinig Hansen
as Markus – Tim's friend

Birgit Brüel
as Markus' mother