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
Taneli Mäkelä
as Ailan isä
Jaana Pesonen
as Ailan äiti
