著名摄影指导兹尼夫基斯特导演的处女作,根据真人真事改编。描写一八六零年的一个瑞典农民家庭,实在饿得没办法,遂偷了主人家的牛来充饥。东窗事发之后,一家之主被捉去坐牢,太太为了养育小孩,亦不得不跟人通奸,甚至怀孕生子。丈夫出狱回家看到这种情形,内心挣扎好久,终于还是接受了无奈的现实。In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge ...