The Child

The Child

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 6, 1938

The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the shame - and a bastard child. The child is placed with Hønse-Lovisa while Milja is at the factory, but a doctor casts his eyes on Milja`s young. He's looking for children to adopt to rich westside people. In her desperation, Milja gives away the dearest thing she owns, for the kid to have better conditions than she manages to give him.It is Hønse-Lovisa that convinces her that the material benefits can never compensate for real love and care.

The Child

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 6, 1938

The Child
The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the shame - and a bastard child. The child is placed with Hønse-Lovisa while Milja is at the factory, but a doctor casts his eyes on Milja`s young. He's looking for children to adopt to rich westside people. In her desperation, Milja gives away the dearest thing she owns, for the kid to have better conditions than she manages to give him.It is Hønse-Lovisa that convinces her that the material benefits can never compensate for real love and care.
Producers
Original title Ungen
Directors Rasmus Breistein
Writers Oskar Braaten

Cast

Eva Sletto

as Milja

Harald Heide Steen

as Julius

Ragnhild Hald

as Hønse-Lovisa

Tove Bryn

as Petrina

Astrid Sommer

as Krestena

Hans Bille

as Doktoren

Hauk Aabel

as Krestoffer

Hauk Gisti

as Engebret

Liv Uchermann Selmer

as Lagreta, mor til Julius

Signe Ramberg

as Olina

Maj Nielsen-Sæther

as Sesjant-Petra

Ellinor Borg

as Pasient

Ellen Bugge

as Pasient

Bjarne Bø

as Pasient

Helge Essmar

as Olaf

Marie Hedemark

as En arbeiderkone

Joachim Holst-Jensen

as En kelner

Ole Leikvang

as Pasient

Kirsten Monrad-Aas

as En vestkantfrue

Pehr Qværnstrøm

as En resturatør

Guri Stormoen

as Pasient

Jan Vaage

as Pasient

Kåre Wicklund

as Elias