Synopsis
The year is 1952, and there is a severe
shortage of nurses in Denmark. At
Fredenslund Hospital, matron Margrethe
launches a controversial experiment, in
which, for the first time, male students are
accepted into the nurse training program.
The young soldier Erik persuades
Margrethe to let him have a place in the
program, and he settles in at the school
together with his fellow students. The
upper- class girl Anna, in particular,
catches his attention. However, not
everyone is pleased with this modern
experiment of training male nurses.
The chief physician and the head nurse
are both old-school, and they make life
miserable for the young students. Erik,
Anna and the other trainees want to make
a difference, but they are up against the
rigid rules of the hospital, prejudices, and
old conventions. Despite busy schedules
and rule breaking, emotions flourish
among the students, who, on their nights
off, go to the jazz club, or hold discreet
parties in their dorm rooms.