Written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy; The Lodge), The Devil's Bath takes us to 1750 Austria where an
unhappily married woman (Anja Plaschg) begins to harbour violent thoughts about escaping
her husband. The film is inspired by real life court records from the
era.
David Scheid and Maria Hofstätter also star.
The Devil's Bath is on Shudder from June 28th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
