Attorney Krogh and his wife, Gerda, are distraught about their only son, Kai, a wastrel and ne’er-do-well with no aim or direction in life. Kai again asks his mother for money and Gerda cannot refuse, even selling her jewellery when her son falls deep into debt. Can Kai be steered away from the abyss that awaits him? (stumfilm.dk)
Acting
Betty Nansen's face: a masterclass in silent suffering.
Direction
August Blom stages domestic doom like Greek tragedy.
Director
August Blom
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