Ether

At the beginning of the 20th century, somewhere on the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a military doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in an Austro-Hungarian fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Nevertheless, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation… (Warsaw Film Festival)