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The Devil's Bath

Released Jun 21 2h 1m Horror Drama TRAILER for The Devil's Bath: Trailer 1 List
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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. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past; THE DEVIL'S BATH is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history. Read More Read Less
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A squirm-inducing period piece that locates true horror in both mind and spirit, The Devil's Bath might be Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz's most chilling directorial effort yet.

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Kristy Puchko Mashable Though not a horror movie in the traditional sense, Fiala and Franz's latest delivers an unblinking portrait of inhumanity and festered faith. Jun 28, 2024 Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com You don’t need to abandon all hope to enter the movie’s painterly frame, but that sort of blind submission often seems to be the only emotional threshold to cross. Rated: 2/4 Jun 28, 2024 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News An inescapable nightmare that crawls into the psyche and eats it up alive. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 27, 2024 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies The low-key, handsomely photographed production drips with atmosphere, and we know there are competent hands behind the camera and just enough mystery to keep the audience guessing. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 3, 2024 Full Review Sumner Forbes Film Threat Much of its horror comes from the realization that, for a supposedly advanced society, we’re not that far removed chronologically from this twisted existence. Rated: 8.5/10 Jul 18, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix The Devil's Bath is not easy to watch for people who expect horror movies to have quick pacing and obvious jump scares. This 'slow burn' film, set in 1750 Austria, shows the terror of untreated mental illness in a strict religious community. Jul 10, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick C This movie is tough to watch, it brings you into the reality that was the time period that it’s from. Not many people had pleasant lives much less relationships and it forces you to live that from a perspective of a truly good person in a truly un-winnable situation. Slow-burning and bleak as can be. A real look at real life events from the 17th/18th century. Great acting and great cinematography. More of a hard truth/harrowing type movie than a straight up horror film. Personally I liked time traveling to a place I would never want to go (sheer terror at the horrid nature of life in a crazy-strict religious world). More educational than I expected. Let’s all gather round for some sinless blood! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Graham M The acting and the scenery was great but give us a break! There's nothing new, here. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Some films fail to entertain despite having a lot of good things to say and saying it well. This is one of those movies. I'd recommend it almost exclusively to those who are very into history and sociology, and those very into film. The filmmaking craft here is excellent, it's just not going to entertain many. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Aaaa B 0/20 0/20 Worst movie ever Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Loki T Ok acting with a lackluster script. Nothing memorable here. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Jerod S Why they say to leave and cleave. It's a sad mother-in-law horror. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past; THE DEVIL'S BATH is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history.
Director
Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Producer
Ulrich Seidl
Screenwriter
Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion, Heimatfilm
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2024
Runtime
2h 1m
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