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The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the youth, Kerstin's parents and the pastor of the village rant against the alleged immorality of the young people. Despite all the malice, Göran and Kerstin decide for their love. But this love should last only one summer.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ulla JacobssonUlla JacobssonKerstin
  • Photo of Edvin AdolphsonEdvin AdolphsonAnders Persson
  • Photo of Irma ChristensonIrma ChristensonSigrid
  • Photo of Folke SundquistFolke SundquistGöran Stendahl
  • Photo of John ElfströmJohn ElfströmPriest
  • Photo of Erik HellErik HellTorsten, farm worker
  • Photo of Sten LindgrenSten LindgrenGöran's father
  • Photo of Nils HallbergNils HallbergNisse
  • Photo of Sten MattssonSten MattssonOlle
  • Photo of Gunvor PonténGunvor PonténSylvia

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