Before Ingmar Bergman came to enjoy his reputation as one of the world's leading film directors his work as script writer on a number of powerful dramas, such as Eva, helped to cement his position as a leading force in Swedish film.

Years after a childhood accident leads to the death of his friend, a 10-year-old blind girl, Bo moves to a remote island with his beautiful wife, Eva. Troubled by nightmares that figure him as a killer of those close to him, he is in a constant state of anxiety. Then, one stormy night, he is forced to confront his greatest fears and assume the responsibility for the lives of those he loves as he rows his pregnant wife to the mainland.

Released in 1948, the gripping film was the second Bergman script to be directed by Gustaf Molander, by then a veteran of over 30 films and the man responsible for bringing the young Ingrid Bergman to the screen in Intermezzo.