[1] Norway at the beginning of the 20th century: Several inhabitants of a small village on a fjord are boarding a ship to emigrate to the United States.

Eli falls in love with Bård, and despite her mother's prohibition and her brother's threats, marries him and goes to live on his farm where she takes care of her sick father in law.

One day Vigleik, who has drunk too much, goes to the Bjåland farm, drags Anders out of his bed and throws him out of the house.

When Anders regains consciousness and sees that Marit has always carried his mother's brooch, he is full of remorse.

Vigleik, ashamed by his behaviour emigrates to the United States and Marit and Anders spend their old days together.

The film premièred on 26 December 1926 at the Cirkus Verdensteater and Frogner Cinema Theatre, Oslo.

From these files, a new, restored 35 mm negative was produced in 1999, with new music based on the original playlists, written by Halldor Krogh.

In 2007, a new version, a few hundred meters longer, was released on DVD with Norwegian intertitles and English subtitles.