Sven Edvin Salje

Elin Tarp is an unmarried mother with three children who lives a hard life in the countryside.

A man is forced to leave his family estate and start again.

Kjell Loväng returns to his parent's farm after a few years of work in Stockholm. He discovers that his father Arvid neglects the farm and spends too much time drinking and meeting other women. Kjell has to prove to his father his ability to manage the farm.