Peter (Itay Tiran) has just arrived from England to marry his beautiful fiancée, Zaneta (Agnieszka Zulewska), at her family’s country house in rural Poland. The old homestead is a gift from his future father-in-law, and Peter is excited to renovate it into a home for his new family. While inspecting the grounds on the eve of his nuptials, Peter finds skeletal human remains buried on the property. Haunted by his discovery, Peter slowly starts to unravel while the joyous and drunken traditional Polish wedding goes on around him; and soon, he is overcome by what seem to be epileptic fits, panicking his bride and scandalizing his father-in-law.
Marcin Wrona’s Demon seems to be a worthwhile, hedonistic, slow-burner that prides itself on the complicated relationship between humor and darkness. While defining this line with a stoic and lighting-conscious lens, the film sets off to be a mysterious horror flick rife with religious symbolism and tableau. As complicated as the characters that drive the plot may be, we can clearly see their inherent weaknesses in the trailer – quite possibly the easiest read of classic horror caricature- which may give too much as to the their fates. However, Wrona’s Demon seems to promise an interesting story with contemporary flair, decent scares and the possibility of a head-scratching twist finish.
