Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
Max von Sydow
as Töre
Birgitta Valberg
as Märeta
Gunnel Lindblom
as Ingeri
Birgitta Pettersson
as Karin
Axel Düberg
as Thin Herdsman
Allan Edwall
as Beggar
Tor Isedal
as Mute Herdsman
Ove Porath
as Boy
Axel Slangus
as Bridge Keeper
Gudrun Brost
as Frida
Oscar Ljung
as Simon
Tor Borong
as Farm-hand
