Ditte (Tove Mas), born illegitimately, is deserted as a young girl by her alcoholic mother Srine (Karen Lykkehus). She moves in with her grandparents Maren (Karen Poulsen) and Sren Mand (Rasmus Ottesen). But after Sren dies, it is Ditte who becomes the old woman's only support. It is the small girl's deepest sorrow that she has no father, so she is pleased when she hears th...