挪威著名剧作家易仆生编剧，北欧电影黄金时代的开篇之作。全片實景挪威海岸拍攝，拍攝難度與戲劇張力超越當代。原本平凡的水手，戰時為了養家活口冒險出航，卻被軍人所俘。多年後脫身返家卻人事已非，只有滿腔怨怒相伴。某天，當年俘虜他的仇敵與相隨的妻女海上落難待援，他奮勇而至，卻陷入「復仇還是救援？」的天人交戰。　　TerjeVigen,asailor,suffersthelossofhisfamilythroughthecrueltyofanotherman.Yearslater,whenhisenemy'sfamilyfindsitselfdependentonTerje'sbeneficence,Terjemustdecidewhethertoavengehimself.BasedonapoemwrittenbyHenrikIbsenandentirelyonlocationshootingattheNorwegiancoast,thefilmclaimedtobethemostexpensiveproductionandmarkedthebeginningoftheGoldenAgeintheNordicfilmhistory.