The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

Elena Leeve
as Helena

Tommi Korpela
as Lauri

Elina Knihtilä
as Aila

Oiva Lohtander
as Lars Djupsjöbacka

Juhani Niemelä
as Hermanni

Hannu Kivioja
as Juha Mannerkorpi

Erica Pitkänen
as Helena 5-6 v

Tiina Pirhonen
as Kustannustoimittaja Svea

Antti Litja
as Kustantaja

Taisto Oksanen
as Kustantajan poika