Demon (2015)
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 94 minuten
Country:
Poland / Israel
Directed by: Marcin Wrona
Stars: Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Żulewska and Andrzej Grabowski
IMDb score:
6,1 (6.482)
Releasedate: 9 September 2015
Demon plot
Peter has just arrived from England to marry his beautiful fiancée Zaneta at the family mansion in Poland. The old farmstead is a gift from his soon-to-be father-in-law and Peter is eager to renovate it for his new family. When he inspects the grounds on the eve of the wedding, however, he finds human remains.
Actors and actresses
Piotr 'Python'
Zaneta
'Jasny'
Zaneta's Father
Ronaldo
Doctor
Priest
Zofia
Hana
Teacher
Reviews & comments
MisterPink
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- 1382 messages
- 6969 votes
I do not agree with the above findings. The distance between the wedding and darkness, death, is precisely what Marcin Wrona intended. The contrast that is not bridged. Quite macabre in light of the director's suicide.
“Where is the bridge,” the groom asks when he arrives at the ferry. Well, he makes an attempt, digs into the hidden past and confronts the in-laws and the wedding guests through possession. However, they do not want to spoil the party and lock him up and erase all traces afterwards.
Don't see it as horror, but as mystery.
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
An intriguing, somber thriller with creepy undertones, in which director Marcin Wrona occasionally depicts a convincing escalation. The downside of Demon is that the main characters aren't very entertaining, making it difficult to empathize with them. The buildup is brief, and before that, Wrona gives you little reason to even remember a name, but he nevertheless sets the essential events in motion in a captivating way. A number of well-acted confrontations and the stable mystery alone easily guarantee a passing grade, despite the somewhat strange resolution. Unfortunately, this concise but ambitious project was Wrona's last film. He took his own life shortly after production.
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2301 messages
- 2092 votes
Demon is no ordinary horror film and can be viewed on several levels. You can view it as a ghost story that goes tragically out of control. But equally, beneath the storyline lies a wealth of symbolism that delves into Polish history and its handling of the trauma of the Holocaust. It is, in fact, a deeply personal film by director Marcin Wrona, who grew up in a town where a Jewish community was wiped out by World War II and was fascinated by the void they left behind. Moreover, Marcin's father was an exorcist. This also forms the basis for Wrona's interest in the subject of possession.
The film is well-structured, balancing the horror with some tragicomic elements (which can also be interpreted symbolically). The Polish wedding with a (Jewish) klezmer band feels authentic. The actors are excellent. The color palette is a bleak sepia—which complements the haze of the past that hangs over the storyline.
In the narrative, a number of things are not explained but instead form starting points to think about the film and to look deeper than just the visual/narrative.
Unfortunately, the film also represented the last will and testament of its director, who took his own life during its promotional run (although the initial investigation suggested a third party might have been involved). So, the director's ghost also hangs over this film. His final work was, in fact, a brilliant statement about Poland and its relationship with the past.
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