Um mural de sangue, uma enquete mortal nas redes sociais e um serial killer sinistro forçam o detetive Kari Sorjonen a enfrentar o caso mais difícil de sua carreira.

Goliat is set in a small industrial town somewhere in Sweden. When Roland is sentenced to prison, his son, 17-year old Kimmie, is expected to provide for the family by taking over his dad's criminal business. This is a task he's not ready for. The film's depicting a boy's brutal entry into adult life and examines aspects of social heritage and patriarchal structures, at a time when the welfare is declining and Sweden is changing.