Splat! FilmFest ON TOUR: Òpi — pre-screening

The horror that Polish cinema has been waiting for decades

Krystyna wants to be called “Trina”. He is almost 18 years old and dreams of breaking out of his family home in Kashubia. It is the 90s, the girl wants freedom, and in the family house all that awaits her is the excuses of her mother, a muted seamstress who smiles only at the TV. And especially when John Paul II is on the screen. Her mother's religious obsession becomes hard to bear, and Christina, along with her friend, plans to escape. Her plan collapses when her mother's younger sister Krystyna comes to visit with her paralyzed grandmother. The tension between the four women grows, resentments silenced for years turn into shouting. And Krystyna will learn something so terrifying about herself that it will shake her whole existence.

“ÒPI” is a horror film that Polish cinema has been waiting for decades. Firmly embedded in Kashubian beliefs, it makes folk gushlas a source of authentic horror. Almost the same as that evoked by the furniture walls and furniture of the 90s, with which “ÒPI” breathes from the first to the last scene. This world, on the one hand, seems familiar, on the other, it inspires fear. The film builds its atmosphere gradually revealing the next pieces of the terrible puzzle. Folk rituals, local legends, so well-known, and yet alien and frightening in this edition, make “ÒPI” a stylish but unstylized film, strangely close to the heart and original. Here, the grievances conveyed in a suppressed voice are as terrifying as bloody fingers and decapitation, and the finale will call viewers with weaker nerves from their feet. And it will be worth it.

“ÒPI” is the feature debut of Marta Giec, who, together with Dominika Kłoczewiak, also wrote an excellent script, dense with emotions and horror. Great creations were created by four women: Wiktoria Kruszczyńska, recently seen in the series “Women's Hell”, the award-winning Gabriela Muskała, the surprising Magdalena Boczarska and Iwona Bielska, who, with her role in “ÒPI”, plays wonderfully with what she did in the cult “Wilczyca”.

Show as part of the 12th Splat! FilmFest International Fantastic Film Festival.

Splat! FilmFest is the most important in Poland and one of the best in the world festivals of new genre cinema, presenting premiere horror films, thrillers, fantasy, black comedies and uncompromising arthouse cinema. His program is born out of a passion for dark, crazy, wild and beautiful cinema — films that delight the imagination, evoke strong emotions and stay with viewers long after the screening. Alongside premieres of renowned artists, the festival presents bold debuts and the most interesting discoveries from the international festival circuit. This is a place for viewers who love horror and fantasy, appreciate bold ideas and like to watch movies among people with whom you can be afraid, laugh and share impressions after the show.

12th edition of Splat! FilmFest takes place from October 22-31, 2026. For the first time, the festival will be held in 10 cities in Poland. The full programme will be presented in Warsaw, in the Kinoteka, and three selected films will be presented in parallel in partner cinemas in nine other cities. Program and information: splatfilmfest.com