age ▁sex ▁comedy ▁directed ▁by ▁Ann el ise ▁Me ine che ▁and ▁st arring ▁Ole ▁S ø l to ft ▁and ▁Gh ita ▁N ør by . ▁S ø l to ft ▁plays ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁who ▁disco vers ▁the ▁youth ful ▁excess es ▁of ▁sexual ▁desire ▁during ▁his ▁summer ▁vac ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Based ▁upon ▁the ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁novel ▁by ▁Carl ▁Erik ▁So ya , ▁Sy tt en ▁was ▁a ▁financial ▁success ▁for ▁the ▁P all ad ium ▁Film ▁company ▁and ▁us her ed ▁in ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁er otic ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bed side - fil ms ▁and ▁Z od iac - fil ms , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁star red ▁S ø l to ft . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Jacob ▁( O le ▁Sol to ft ), ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁high ▁school ▁student , ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁fr ustr ating ▁lim bo ▁between ▁boy hood ▁and ▁man hood . ▁He ▁wor ries ▁about ▁his ▁excess ive ▁focus ▁on ▁m ast urb ation ▁and , ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁sexual ▁over t ures ▁by ▁the ▁hous ema id ▁Soph ie ▁( L ise ▁Ros end ahl ), ▁Jacob ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁her . ▁Jacob ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁spend ▁his ▁vac ation ▁at ▁the ▁summer ▁house ▁of ▁his