The premise
Jealous of her vapidly "good" sister's popularity, poisonous Viktoria doses pretty Klara's tea with a slow-acting fatal substance. As the latter grows hysterically weak, the former finds success increasingly compromised by guilt, blackmail, and the pesky need to kill others lest she be exposed.
Horror Vault's take
In this visually intoxicating Czech Gothic, a coldly envious sister turns to poison as the instrument of her darkest ambitions — and discovers that a single act of evil demands an ever-escalating price. Director Juraj Herz frames the story through a lurid, fairy-tale lens, blurring the boundary between psychological realism and waking nightmare. The film is as much a portrait of a disintegrating mind as it is a slow-burn thriller, with a lead performance that commands the screen even as it repels. Fans of ornate European horror will find it both gorgeous and deeply unsettling.
Content: Poisoning Depicted In Detail, Psychological Manipulation, Scenes Of Physical Deterioration
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