A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.
Poul Reichhardt
as Jens Lauritzen
Astrid Villaume
as Eva Nygaard
Gunnar Lauring
as Marius Mariboe
Randi Michelsen
as Fru Mariboe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
as Dr. Erik Halsøe
Kirsten Rolffes
as Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Niels Platou
as Pavia
Justus Larsen
as Nuka
Dorthe Reimer
as Naja
Johanne Larsen
as Cæcilie
Edward Sivertsen
as Zakarias
