This is a very rare film from Poland and it's quite a treat.
From the opening scene of crows pecking at the flesh of a dead horse kind of sets up what this movie has in store. It's very bleak.
The winter setting also helps set the tone for the movie about a man named Kacper (Krzysztof Jasinski) who returns home to find his wife has been unfaithful to him and has also attempted to kill the baby she was giving birth to.
She has so many internal injuries she passes away after telling Kacper how much she hates him. She has also been dabbling in witchcraft and as a result Kacper's brother insists that her drive a stake thru her corpse, which Kacper refuses to do.
He soon finds himself hunted by a rather large wolf and the spirit also takes over the body of Countess Julia (Iwona Bielska) whom Kacpar is protecting while her husband is away.
This causes Julia to sometimes change into a huge wolf monster that terrorizes the countryside. Kacpar is determined to stop it.
The movie moves along at a deliberate pace, slowly building to the horrorfying conclusion which will please those with an appitite for gore. But after that comes an even better payoff and an abrupt ending.
I stumbled on this rare film after Tubi had it in my "Recommended" list. It's subtitled in English and has some great set pieces. The cold and snowy countryside is perfect for this kind of a film.
I recommend this for horror fans, but be warned this is not an action film...it's a slow burn horror tale.
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