Set in rural Austria in 1750, the film follows Agnes (an astonishing Anja Plaschg, aka musician Soap&Skin), a deeply sensitive and pious young woman who marries a cold, indifferent farmer. She dreams of a loving, romantic partnership. Instead, she gets a silent husband, a domineering mother-in-law, and a life of back-breaking labor, mud, and prayer.
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: The film is based on real court records of "suicide by proxy," where people committed a capital crime (like murder) to be executed by the state, allowing them to confess and be absolved before death to avoid the "eternal damnation" associated with suicide. Where to Watch : It is currently streaming on Shudder. The Devil’s Bathtub (Virginia Hike) The Devil-s Bath