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.

Töre

Märeta

Ingeri

Karin

Thin Herdsman

Beggar

Mute Herdsman

Bridge Keeper

Frida

Simon

Farm-hand
February 8, 1960

Töre

Märeta

Ingeri

Karin

Thin Herdsman

Beggar

Mute Herdsman

Bridge Keeper

Frida

Simon

Farm-hand
