The Virgin Spring

Year: 1960

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: Swedish

Director: Ingmar Bergman

DramaHistoryIntense violence and sexual transgressionFaith and religionHumanity and the world around us

Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter Karin and foster daughter Ingeri to deliver candles to a distant church. In the woods they encounter savage goat herders; Karin is raped and murdered while Ingeri hides. The killers later find refuge at the parents’ farmhouse, prompting Töre to exact terrible, vicious revenge.

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