The Devil’s Bath

18th century, a remote Austrian village. A young woman named Agnes gets married. She longs for children, but her husband’s reluctance to fulfill his marital duties, the relentless daily labor, and her critical mother-in-law leave Agnes increasingly isolated. She wanders the forest alone, consumed by dark thoughts.

This folk horror, based on real events, bears the original title *Devil’s Bath*—an old euphemism for deep depression, a state of mind on the edge of suicide. The film reveals the extreme and desperate measures that devout Upper Austrians once took to end their lives.