This is a gripping psychological study by directors operating with formidable command.
a bleak but riveting drama about a little-known piece of history.
The Hollywood Reporter
Plaschg imbues the quiet Agnes with a riveting interiority in an exceptional performance
relentless, impressively savage
Variety
Plaschg is a magnetic presence
There are few films, contemporary or otherwise, that capture so unflinchingly the distorting, debilitating symptoms of depression
as a disease.
Screendaily
highly atmospheric
The Film Verdict
The Devil’s Bath is a movie that will stick with the viewer for a while.
The sheer extent of female history is still a blank, a century-long erased trauma, and The Devil’s Bath intends to shine a light on one meaningful fraction of it.
Cineuropa
a darkly resounding cry of lamentation that Franz and Fiala unleash on the screen in their third feature-length film, deeply
felt and artfully staged.
Die Presse
a striking portrait of a child murderer
With their unsettling drama The Devil's Bath, they set a new narrative direction.
Kurier