The Devil's Bath

In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison.

Keywords

  • Berlinale
  • Berlinale (home)
  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • German Cinema
  • religion

Actors

  • Anja Plaschg
  • Maria Hofstätter
  • David Scheid
  • Natalija Baranova
  • Lukas Walcher

Director

  • Severin Fiala
  • Veronika Franz

Drama, Horror


2h 1min


-16

DE


FR

NL

Austria
Germany
2024
Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.

Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.


In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison.

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