Some people are always happy and wake up cheerful and excited to greet each new day. Mari is not one of them. Twelve years old and without friends, she looks forward to a long and boring summer with her family, until she unexpectedly meets the newly retired teacher, Miss Kjær.
Inger Lise Winjevoll
as Mari
Harriet Andersson
as Miss Kjaer
Arne Willy Granli Johnsen
as Morten
Henrik Scheele
as Ronald
Birgitte Victoria Svendsen
as Wenche
Aslak Borgersrud
as Henrik
Joachim Calmeyer
as Aleksander Larsen
Jorunn Kjellsby
as Fru Beck
Per Jansen
as Rektor
Gunhild Enger
as Beate
Nina Helene Andersen
as Randi