An agrarian community sometime in the 1700s. The farmer Påvel is married with his young wife Märit and very proud to have married such a young and sweet girl. Märit however, is disappointed about her marriage. Their neighbor Håkan lives alone on his farm and he falls in love with Märit. He tells her of his feelings and Märit is torn between the security of her marriage and the feelings she has for Håkan.
Edvin Adolphson
Birgit Tengroth
Holger Löwenadler
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Gudrun Brost
Aurore Palmgren
Carl Deurell
Torsten Hillberg
Olof Krook
Segol Mann
Per-Axel Arosenius
Einar Söderbäck
Anna Olin
Signe Wirff
Kerstin Rabe
Gun Adler
Edla Rothgardt
Gard Cederborg
Fylgia Zadig