The film takes place somewhere in the Danish countryside in the middle of the 19th century. Here within a small Danish peasant family, harsh circumstances reign. With the prospect of yet another tough winter, the farmer Jens faces an unbearable choice. If the family is to survive the winter, he must settle an agreement with the rich farmer nearby and forsake his own moral as well as his most precious possession, in an effort to secure them all a better life.
Elenco: Jesper Christensen , Magnus Krepper , Ghita Nørby , Elliott Crosset Hove , Gustav Dyekjær Giese , Rasmus Hammerich , Oscar Dyekjær Giese , Clara Rosager , Bertil De Lorenzi , Martin Greis-Rosenthal , Clement Blach Petersen , Palle Kvist , Kristian Halken , Jens Brenaa , Gustav Möller , Søren Christensen , Adam Fischer , Emilio Stanley Jensen , Oscar Amadeus Rödsgaard , Martin Wennike , Clara Bruun , Stine Camilla Hansen , Stine Knudtzen , Josephine Frederikke Kirstein Kuhn , Dorrit Kjær , Henrik Hansen , Eddie Emhof Brøchner , Bjarne Jønsson , Jens-Albert Degerbøl , Kristian Hedegaard-Petersen , Mogens Jensen , Bo "Smed" Jørgensen , Smilla Bay Knudsen , Helle Madsen , Leif Madsen , Carsten Brix , Anders Esbensen , Arvid Skindbjerg Kristensen , Peter Grå Nielsen , Frank Rasmussen , Mathias Blume , Jakob Koch , Jesper Koch , Keld Tachau .