The sawmill in a northern Swedish village close down. Nils becomes unemployed. In order to cope with needs of his family, he is forced to travel south. His wife Karin and the children will stay in the village until further notice. Nils starts working at a factory. In addition to the job, he has been promised a good residence so that the family can move to him.
Stig Engström
as Nils
Lena Granhagen
as Karin
Tomas Bolme
as Falk
Olof Buckard
as Minister
Thomas Hellberg
as Sune
Björn Gedda
as Rolf
Ulf Johansson
as Arvid
Marja Packalén
as Marja
Eduardo Montes
as Eduardo
Karin Miller
as Stina