The Virgin Spring (1960)

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.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after The Virgin Spring

• Cries & Whispers (1972) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• The New Land (1972) — Allan Edwall and Max von Sydow appear in both
• Winter Light (1963) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Shame (1968) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Day of Wrath (1943) — Same feel: dark, painful
• Pelle the Conqueror (1987) — Max von Sydow appears in both