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Legendary: In her early 30s, Asta Nielsen plays the 17-year-old Jesta, who in turn pretends to be a 12-year-old. Rebellious and quick-tempered, with wild hair and fast movements, she represents the backfish par excellence - those (silent film) girls who rebelled against the older generation. After an excessive farewell party at boarding school, she spends the summer with her rich uncle from Chicago, falls in love and from then on vies for his attention ... It was not the age difference of this love affair that caused a scandal and censorship disputes at the time, but Nielsen's briefly visible garter. In her memoirs, the Danish international star later recalled this with annoyance, as the film was no longer able to reach its young target audience.