This melodrama is based on the best-selling autobiography of Ida Halvorsen, a part-time prostitute with a life that was difficult to survive. Ida (Kristin Kajander) grew up with an alcoholic father, and after she married an alcoholic, her life went from early marital bliss to misery. She had a child during that marriage, took drugs, and turned to prostitution to get the money she needed. Along the way, many characters she met were dangerous and in more than one instance almost killed her. For Norwegians who are familiar with her story, the ending to the film will be recognized as incomplete, the story continues. For other audiences the ending might be a little grim.
Kristin Kajander
as Ida
Frank Krog
as Knut
Marianne Nielsen
as Åse
Morten Faldaas
as Bønna
Liv Heløe
as May-Britt
Tone Schwarzott
as Idas Mor
Tom Tellefsen
as Idas far
Svein Erik Brodal
as Herr Abrahamsen
Gudrun Waadeland
as Fru Abrahamsen
Sigve Bøe
as Nordlie
Anne Marit Jacobsen
as Dagmamma
Bernhard Ramstad
as Kaspersen
