In 1848 Poland, Kacper Wosinski is cursed by his wife Maryna on her deathbed. Her evil spirit then haunts him in the form of a she-wolf.
Cinematography
Misty Polish countryside that breathes like a living thing.
Practical Effects
Creature effects that age like fine, unsettling wine.
Director
Marek Piestrak
Krzysztof Jasiński
Kacper 'Woś' Wosiński
Iwona Bielska
Maryna Wosińska / Countess Julia
Stanisław Brejdygant
Count Ludwik
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Otto von Furstenberg
Henryk Machalica
Dr. Goldberg
Leon Niemczyk
Count Wiktor Smorawiński
Jerzy Prażmowski
Mateusz Wosiński
Hanna Stankówna
Hortensja Vitie
Jan Blecki
Butler
Ludmiła Dąbrowska
Julia's Mother
Ryszard Jabłoński
Mieczysław Janowski
Ryszard Kotys
Oleksiak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the final years of Communist Poland, the film smuggles critiques of masculine authority under folk horror veneer.
Iwona Bielska performed both roles without digital assistance — the 1983 split-screen technology required precise choreography.
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