[早上，虔誠(chéng)的農(nóng)場(chǎng)主陶爾（MaxvonSydow飾）夫妻做過(guò)了禱告，隨后安排女兒卡琳騎馬為教堂送一些蠟燭，卡琳穿上了新制的盛裝，邀請(qǐng)家里的養(yǎng)女英格麗同行。有孕在身的英格麗性格放縱，并一直嫉妒卡琳的明媚人生，出行前，英格麗在食物中塞進(jìn)了一只蛤蟆。行至一片森林前，英格麗讓卡琳獨(dú)自上路而自己尾隨觀察。林中的三個(gè)牧羊人看到孤身一人的卡琳頓起歹意，他們奸污后又打死了卡琳，擄走她的外套。傍晚，三名牧羊人投宿陶爾家中，向陶爾妻子兜售卡琳的衣物，驚慌的英格麗亦同時(shí)回到家中，她向陶爾懺悔了自己詛咒卡琳的罪行。陶爾沐浴更衣，以白樺樹枝抽打自己后，決意用很雙手為女兒報(bào)仇……本片獲1961年奧斯卡最佳外語(yǔ)片獎(jiǎng)，1960年戛納電影節(jié)特別推薦獎(jiǎng)。潦草網(wǎng)

　Goliat is set in a small industrial town somewhere in Sweden. When Roland is sentenced to prison, his son, 17-year old Kimmie, is expected to provide for the family by taking over his dad's criminal business. This is a task he's not ready for. The film's depicting a boy's brutal entry into adult life and examines aspects of social heritage and patriarchal structures, at a time when the welfare is declining and Sweden is changing.