In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.
                                    María Ellingsen
Agnes
                                    Baltasar Kormákur
Natan
                                    Egill Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
                                    Hanna María Karlsdóttir
Sýslumannsfrú
                                    Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Séra Þorvarður
                                    Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson
Friðrik
                                    Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Guðmundur
                                    Magnús Ólafsson
Eyfi
                                    Helgi Skúlason
Jóhann
                                    Árni Tryggvason
Mogensen
                                    Þórey Sigþórsdóttir
Þuríður
                                    Helga Braga Jónsdóttir
Hildur