hɪz mˈʌðɚ wˈɛntʃ ɪz ɐn aɪdˈiəlɪst hˌuː stɹˈʌɡəlz ɪn vˈeɪn tə kˈiːp hɜː sˈʌn ˈɑːnɪst ænd ˈʌpɹaɪt; ʃiː tˈeɪks hɜːɹ ˈoʊn lˈaɪf ˈæftɚ fˈɔːlɪŋ pɹˈɛɡnənt tə ðə bˈɪznəsmən mˈɪkəl mˈɔːɹdtmən.
His mother Wenche is an idealist who struggles in vain to keep her son honest and upright; she takes her own life after falling pregnant to the businessman Michal Mordtmann.