In 17th century Denmark, a pastor's son-in-law becomes entangled in a witch-hunt, uncovering dark family secrets and facing his own moral dilemma. As accusations of witchcraft spread, relationships are tested and lives are at stake.

A renowned and widowed otolaryngologist hires a young, penniless poet as live-in nanny for his three rowdy – but musically gifted – children.

'Kornet er i fare' is a classic of Danish documentary. It informs the viewer about various corn vermin and their danger. The information is homourously presented as a military battle between Danes and parasitic insect invaders. The movie premiered on April 1 1945 and it is quite obviously (partly) made as agitation against the occupying German forces.

The large dam works on Amager's west coast are shown as an example of the employment measures the state initiated during the war. An area which made Amager 1/3 larger was dammed. 700,000 tipper trucks on the seabed must be emptied. At the same time, a new channel was dug for Copenhagen's South Harbour.