The life of the swedish writer Moa Martinson: at the age of 18, Moa marries the stone worker Karl and has five children. The marriage becomes stormy and fringed with tragedies. In the adversities, Moa begins to write about her life. She tells unpleasant truths, and doesn't get much understanding. Her life changes when the books are published in ever larger editions. She can tear herself out of her poverty, but never abandons her origins. In 1929 she remarries the writer Harry Martinson.
Gunilla Nyroos
as Moa
Reine Brynolfsson
as Harry
Lennart Hjulström
as Karl
Grethe Ryen
as Ottar
Mats Bergman
as Isidor Knöös
Percy Brandt
as Karl Otto Bonnier
Anders Ekborg
as Josef Kjellgren
Dan Ekborg
as Artur Lundkvist
Stig Engström
as Meeting Chairman
Berta Hall
as Moa's Mother
Harald Hamrell
as Erik Asklund
Roland Hedlund
as Newspaper Editor
