One of the most tense and satisfying experiences I've had in a very long time. It's essentially a wedding scene haunted by the specter of a Dybbuk. The supernatural elements are just a piece of what is ultimately, a powerful vehicle for telling the story of a generation unable to own up to the horrors their country was complicit in. There’s something so unsettling about the various characters’ individual responses to ghosts that refuse to stay conveniently buried. The lead performance by Itay Tiran is quite captivating. The tension is effectively built, the drunken escalation is captured in a terrifying way, and pitch black humor are so strong it’s impossible not to watch the film without laughing out loud. It's one of those films that gets better as you think about it. Definitely worth watching for fans of unconventional horror films.

Demon is a very quiet kind of horror film. There are almost no jump scares. Most of the tension comes from watching the main character slowly fall apart during the wedding. You see him sweating, acting stranger and stranger, and people around him not really understanding what’s going on. That slow descent was actually pretty uncomfortable to watch at times, but in a good way. I liked the atmosphere a lot. The music and the way it’s filmed give everything a strange, uneasy feeling. The idea of setting the whole story during a wedding is also interesting, even if it sometimes means the horror takes a bit of a backseat to the celebration and all the chaos around it. The ending leaves a lot open. There’s clearly some folklore behind what’s happening, but the film never really explains much about it. I usually like when folk horror gives you at least a little bit of that background, so here it felt a bit thin. Still, I enjoyed it overall. It’s calm, a little weird, and sometimes genuinely uncomfortable. I just wish the payoff had been a bit stronger in the end.

The movie has a lack of direction that becomes evident as it progresses. The narrative centers on a wedding party, but most of the time it focuses on specific traditions and random scenes that contribute nothing. As a result, the story drags on in circles, going nowhere. The dialog and dynamics between the characters also seem disconnected and purposeless. What little is developed results in a simplistic and superficial narrative that fails to arouse interest. It's a movie that seems lost, unable to make the most of the elements it has.

What I expected; Forgettable entertaining folk horror flick. What I got; Supernatural art house drama with layers of culture, history, comedy and tragedy all in one and in line with polish cinematic heritage. Fuck me like a band leader after the gig. This is brilliant.

Well made, but this 'horror' is distinctly lacking in chills. Still worth a watch, especially for the biggest horror in the film, the well-realised wedding scenes, with all the cringeworthy moments you would expect from a family wedding!