Berit is a young woman with problems. She is suicidal and depressed. Since it has been impossible for her to live with her mother, she has spent many years in institutions. She has now gotten a job in an industry on the condition that she can live together with her mother again. Their relationship is very tense however. One night at a dance she meets stevedore Gösta. Will he be able to give her the support she needs?
Nine-Christine Jönsson
as Berit Holm
Bengt Eklund
as Gösta Andersson
Mimi Nelson
as Gertrud Ljungberg
Berta Hall
as Berit's Mother
Birgitta Valberg
as Agneta Vilander
Sif Ruud
as Mrs. Krona
Britta Billsten
as Prostitute
Harry Ahlin
as Skåningen
Nils Hallberg
as Gustav
Sven-Eric Gamble
as Eken
Yngve Nordwall
as Tuppen
Nils Dahlgren
as Police
