Alex, 43 ans, est dépanneur automobile dans le garage que dirige d'une main de fer sa mè(😥)re. Un jour, il dé(⏲)panne une jeune femme et passe la nuit chez elle, mais au petit matin elle a disparu lui laissant sur les bras trois enfants.
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.