Synopsis

When construction begins on an old property in the Bavarian village of Wirring, Marie Heller returns home and finds her sister Corinna suffering from strange symptoms. After a brutal death, Marie becomes a suspect while an archaeologist investigates a mysterious bronze relic linked to ancient Celtic sacrifices. As the village's dark history resurfaces, an old supernatural threat appears ready to claim new victims.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film was produced by Bavaria Film and runs approximately 93 minutes.

• It premiered in Germany at the Fantasy Filmfest on August 9, 1999.

• Although associated with the 1999 festival release, the film was presented as a German television production and received its German TV premiere on Sat.1 on October 10, 2000.

• The story combines crime investigation with Celtic mythology, archaeological mystery, possession horror, and a local village festival tradition.

• The Fantasy Filmfest program presented the production as part of a growing wave of German genre projects experimenting with digital effects, physical transformations, and more overt horror imagery than was customary in German television at the time.

• The film was also known internationally under the Hungarian title "Kelta lelkek völgye."