Portrait of a boy.
The film is a window into the world of fifteen-year-old Tim, sharing his joys and sorrows and his first encounter with love, during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.
Schoolboy
German refugee in shop
German soldier
Telegraphist in dream
Tim
Tim's father
Tim's mother
Kate – Tim's sister
Jane – Tim's sister
Tim's grandfather
Lis
Lis' mother
Markus – Tim's friend
Markus' mother
Frank
Friend
Friend's wife
Headmaster
Gymnastics teacher
Mathematics teacher