Piotr Żurawski
Marek
Overview
In a monastery cut off from the world, the monks run a clinic for the possessed. One day, a young policeman Marek comes to the convent. Posing as a clergyman, he penetrates monastic life and tries to explain the recent, mysterious disappearance of several tormented inmates. It turns out, however, that there is no way out of the monastery.
Cast
12 people
Olaf Lubaszenko
prior Andrzej
Sebastian Stankiewicz
brother Piotr
Lech Dyblik
brother Antoni
Rafał Iwaniuk
brother Dawid
Reviews
4 min readThe Devil in the Details
I didn’t expect to spend the last twenty minutes of Hellhole gripping the armrest like it was the only thing keeping me from being pulled into the screen. That’s not because the film is particularly loud or jump-scare heavy—quite the opposite. It’s because the horror here isn’t in what happens, but in the slow, creeping realization that there’s no escape from the logic of the place.
The monastery isn’t just a setting; it’s a character, one that breathes, watches, and eventually wins.
Bartosz M. Kowalski’s film begins with a lie. Marek (Piotr Żurawski), a young policeman, arrives at a remote monastery posing as a priest, sent to investigate the disappearance of several patients from its clinic for the possessed.
The monks, led by the stern Father Andrzej (Olaf Lubaszenko), accept him without question—or so it seems. The first act unfolds like a procedural, with Marek poking around the dimly lit corridors, interviewing the afflicted, and taking notes in a small, spartan room. The tension is quiet, almost bureaucratic.
(Is this what Kafka would’ve made if he’d been raised on The Exorcist instead of The Trial?)
But then the film starts to unravel its own premise. The patients aren’t just possessed—they’re changing. Their bodies contort in ways that feel less like demonic influence and more like something biological, something engineered.
The monks’ rituals take on a clinical precision, their prayers recited like medical instructions. And Marek, our supposed protagonist, begins to realize that his investigation isn’t just uncovering a mystery; it’s accelerating a process he doesn’t understand. The horror of Hellhole isn’t in the supernatural, but in the way the supernatural is systematized.
Audience Opinions
Audience 6.2/10
"A grim and unsettling horror with strong atmosphere but frustrating pacing and underdeveloped characters."
The oppressive setting and eerie tone create a genuinely uncomfortable experience, and some appreciate its bold approach to horror. Slow pacing and thin characters leave many feeling detached, and the ending divides opinion: impactful for some, abrupt or unsatisfying for others.
What viewers praise
- Atmospheric tension The claustrophobic setting and unsettling visuals effectively build dread throughout the film.
- Bold horror approach An unflinching, grim take on the genre that avoids typical jump scares.
- Strong visuals The cinematography and lighting deepen the bleak, oppressive mood.
Common complaints
- Slow pacing The film drags, with long stretches of minimal action or development.
- Underdeveloped characters The cast lacks depth, making it hard to connect with their struggles or motivations.
- Divisive ending The conclusion frustrates some, either not paying off or wrapping up too abruptly.
- Repetitive tension The reliance on sustained dread can turn monotonous over time.
Recommended for
Fans of slow-burn horror Atmospheric thriller lovers Those who enjoy grim, oppressive films Polish horror enthusiasts
Full Plot (Spoilers)
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Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsThey shot a Last Supper in eight weeks and sold it as Hellhole.
Bartosz M. Kowalski started cameras in the last week of April 2022. Film New Europe said the wrap was the end of June, with an autumn Netflix date already on the books. Hellhole, Polish title Ostatnia wieczerza, arrived globally on 26 October 2022. That is roughly four months from first shot to the Halloween slate. TMDB lists an R rating, 1 hour 30 minutes, and the same U.S. Date. Netflix's logline, quoted by Dread Central, places the monastery in Lower Silesia. IMDb's location page points at Lubiaz. Akson Studio produced. Jan Kwiecinski is the producer of record. Piotr Zurawski is Marek, latestnetflix.com maintains, a militiaman posing as a priest. Olaf Lubaszenko is Prior Andrzej. Sebastian Stankiewicz is brother Piotr.,,,
Kowalski told FNE the quiet part after Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight and its sequel traveled for the same shop. "Over the last fifty years in Poland, there have been only a few more or less successful horror trials. Today, this genre is practically non-existent." He wrote Hellhole with Mirella Zaradkiewicz. Those Woods films were slasher comedies. This one is the religious turn. Heaven of Horror flagged the English title as "much more accurate than you could possibly imagine" once the supper is on the table. The Polish name means Last Supper. The international one tells you where the cop ends up.,
The prior's best line is a complaint.
Decider's Johnny Loftus caught Lubaszenko measuring menace, then disappointment. "I was supposed to be the Devil's disciple, and fuck all happened." Another passage the review prints is the theology the monks sell Marek. "God and the Devil sit side by side. They have an understanding. Always have. Since the beginning. But the Devil is not evil. People are." Loftus also notes faked exorcisms, a camcorder, and a cop who hid lock picks in a rosary. The 1957 prologue has a priest racing to kill a marked infant. The story then jumps 30 years. Kowalski's script uses the 1987 militia's caution after the murder of priest Jerzy Popieluszko as cover for why the undercover job is off the books. That Popieluszko beat is in the plot summary on Wikipedia, not a new leak.,
Dread Central found Hellhole at sixth on Netflix's global non-English chart in early November 2022. A Reddit user scored it 9/10. Heaven of Horror told viewers to keep the closed captions, if only for "Unexpected crunching" and "Wet squelching" over the bowls. Nobody printed a salary. The industry note is the sprint. The Woods movies proved Polish horror could travel. This one bet a Lower Silesian monastery, a stolen priest's identity, and a title swap from Last Supper to Hellhole would do the same before Halloween.,,
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