Raven Banner Entertainment, the Canadian genre specialist behind The Sadness, Deathstalker and Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, has acquired worldwide rights to the Polish folklore horror movie ÒPI ahead of its international premiere at Brooklyn Horror Fest next week.
The announcement brings the first teaser, giving a bloody first look at the feature directorial debut of Marta Giec, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dominika Kłoczewiak.
ÒPI, rooted in the ancient beliefs and dark folklore of Poland’s Kashubian region, follows “eighteen-year-old Trina as she struggles to escape a suffocating relationship with her mother and a household steeped in tension, buried secrets and generational trauma. When her aunt Helena and paralyzed grandmother Regina arrive, the fragile boundaries between everyday life, ancestral superstition and Trina’s increasingly disturbing nightmares begin to collapse.“
The film stars Wiktoria Kruszczyńska as Trina, alongside Gabriela Muskała, Magdalena Boczarska and Iwona Bielska, with Pitry also appearing.
“ÒPI is the kind of horror that gets under your skin and stays there,” said Michael Paszt, Managing Partner of Raven Banner. “It taps into something ancient and deeply unsettling, drawing on Polish Kashubian folklore to create a world where family trauma, superstition and genuine terror collide. We’re always hunting for bold genre films with a distinct cultural identity, a filmmaker’s vision and the ability to leave a lasting impression.“ÒPI delivers on all three fronts, and we’re stoked to introduce it to audiences.“
Brooklyn Horror Fest writes of ÒPI, “Powerfully oppressive in its dread and dark as hell in its look at familial dysfunction, writer-director Marta Giec’s feature debut is can’t-miss material for fans of bleak and creepy horror, the kinds of films that engulf you while watching and linger on mentally long after the credits roll.“
ÒPI was produced by Adam Korpak and Karol Żbikowski of Platige Films, with Wojciech Stuchlik serving as executive producer. The project received co-financing from the Polish Film Institute.