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    THE DEVIL’S BATH

    THE DEVIL’S BATH
    DES TEUFELS BAD
    Austria, Germany

    SYNOPSIS

    Upper Austria in 1750: Agnes, a young married woman, doesn’t feel at home in her husband’s world. The deeply religious and highly sensitive woman withdraws into herself, moving further and further away from the rural world of work and everyday life. Ultimately, a shocking act of violence seems to be the only way out of her inner prison.

    This profound and disturbing psychograph of a woman who hopes, searches and finally flees is based on historical records and charts a true, previously unexplored chapter of European (women’s) history.

    CREDITS

    Written & directed by: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
    Produced by: Ulrich Seidl, Bettina Brokemper
    Cinematography: Martin Gschlacht
    Editing: Michael Palm
    Production Design: Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin
    Costume Design: Tanja Hausner
    Make-Up & Hair: Judith Kröher Falch, Tünde Kiss-Benke
    Original Score: Anja Plaschg (Soap&Skin)
    Sound: Andreas Hildebrandt, Matz Müller, Tobias Fleig
    Visual Effects: Thomas Loeder
    Casting: Henri Steinmetz
    Cast: Anja Plaschg (Agnes), David Scheid (Wolf), Maria Hofstätter (Gänglin)

    STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTORS

    In the 18th century, vernacular, melancholy people were said to be trapped in the “devil’s bath”. This devil’s bath refers to a phenomenon that is still a social taboo and major problem today: depression.

    • Feature Film Selection 2024