In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
Pelle Karlsson
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Stengården Foreman
Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Mrs. Kongstrup
Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Rud - A Boy
Anna - Stengården Maid
Madam Olsen
Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Ole Køller - Nils' Father
Schoolteacher Friis
Physician
Priest
'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Karna - Stengården Maid
Countryman
Public Official
Stensgården Judge
Gustav - Stengården Farmhand
Stengården Tailor
Henrik Bødker - Student
Priest's Son
Nilen - Student
Farmhand
Farmhand
Farmhand
Farmhand
Maid
Maid
Maid
Maid
Maid
Maid
Maid
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Physician