HER WILL BE DONE
Starring: Maria Wróbel, Roxane Mesquida, Wojciech Skibinski, Przemyslaw Przestrzelski, Kuba Dyniewicz, Raphaёl Thiéry, Eva Lallier Juan, Nathalie Bécue, and Jean-Baptiste Durand
Director: Julia Kowalski
QUENTIN
Her Will be Done plays a little like if Call Me by Your Name was a Polish folk horror, with a dash of Stephen King’s Carrie thrown in for good measure. I have no doubt that there is an audience for this movie, but I’m not it since it’s another farmhouse horror, a la The Witch, that relies more on atmosphere, production design, and moody vibes than actual story. It’s just a slog of a movie that I struggled to stay awake during. However, I fully admit that could be a “me” thing since I seem to have this issue with a lot of similar movies. Maybe judge this one for yourself.
ROBERT
On the horror sub-genre weirdness scale, nothing is quite as consistent as folk horror. To put minds at ease, Her Will Be Done does not disappoint in its level of oddity. It reminds me of a combination of The Witch and Leviticus in its thematics and overall vibes surrounding how being an outcast in a small community can lead to supernatural hauntings. While a bit of a slow burn, you always are questioning whether what you are experiencing through Nawojka’s (Maria Wróbel’s) eyes is real or imaginary. I was always intrigued, if not consistently entertained, and the strength of the messaging was palpably resonant.
This film was reviewed by Quentin as part of Bitesize Breakdown's coverage of Fantasy Filmfest 2025.