The Virgin Spring (1960)

movie · 90 min · Swedish · 8.0/10 · 15+

Streaming in Sweden on Cineasterna and TV4 Play.

Rent or buy on Viaplay.

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.

Starring Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson, Axel Düberg, Allan Edwall, Tor Isedal, Ove Porath.

Drama · History

New on Cineasterna · New on TV4 Play

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