The Virgin Spring

Synopsis

Origin:

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.

Cast

Max von Sydow

Töre

Birgitta Valberg

Märeta

Gunnel Lindblom

Ingeri

Birgitta Pettersson

Karin

Axel Düberg

Thin Herdsman

Allan Edwall

Beggar

Tor Isedal

Mute Herdsman

Ove Porath

Boy

Axel Slangus

Bridge Keeper

Gudrun Brost

Frida

Oscar Ljung

Simon

Tor Borong

Farm-hand