The Devil's Bath

About 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.

The Devil's Bath is a 2024 history horror film directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Released in March 2024, it runs 121 minutes.

The film is filed under melancholy, village, depressing, and provocative.

Anja Plaschg takes the lead as Agnes, Maria Hofstätter as Mother-in-law Gänglin, David Scheid as Wolf, and Natalija Baranova as Ewa Schikin. The screenplay is by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Produced by Heimatfilm. In the United States it streams on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel.

The Blair Witch Project, Marley & Me, and The Lodge make useful companions to The Devil's Bath, all filed under folk horror and forest. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 185 votes.