1986 film by Mai Zetterling

Helen, a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatric ward after having killed an old couple, has attempted suicide while rambling about God. Having been part of an experiment attempting to humanize inmates by assigning them pets, the young man has suddenly gone ballistic. Fearing that he will attempt suicide again priest and scientist must now confront their mutual animosities while trying to grasp the truth. In a race against time the two women begin a shocking journey deeper and deeper into the sick mind of a young man's soul.

A fairy tale and satire about a wealthy industrialist, whose son has been subdued and oppressed and totally uninterested in his father's business.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.

Lea从小就成长在一个无法给她任何保护的家庭里，她原本是一个快乐而好奇的小女孩，然而当她的母亲回到前夫Ole身边时，她的生活发生了猛烈的变化。面对日常生活中的诸多烦恼，Lea只得借酒消愁。生下女儿Sonja之后，Lea希望和自己的家庭有一个了断，开始一段新的生活。她希望能把自己的女儿好好抚养长大，给女儿自己从未获得的保护。然而，很快Lea发现，她心有余而力不足，于是他不得不做出一个不可能的决定。