The Woods finale: what happened to Pawel’s mother?

Paweł’s mother did not tell him or anyone else that Kamila survived that night in the woods. Instead, she spirited her daughter away in the night, and made plans to flee Warsaw with both of her children soon after.

Tragically, she never gets the chance. Because when her abusive husband learns of her plans, he kills her and disposes of her body. Pawel assumes, wrongly, that his mother has abandoned him. And Kamila? Kamila loses her only familial connection to her old life.

The Woods finale: is Kamila still alive?

It isn’t until Artur is found dead 25 years later (murdered by Dawid, the camp president and Laura’s father, who was romantically involved with Wojtek) that Pawel learns the truth about his sister’s whereabouts: she was hidden away in a remote nunnery all those years ago.

And, if the final scenes of the series are to be believed, she is still alive.

“Kamila?” asks Pawel, as he approaches the woman he believes to be his sister. Before she turns around, though, the camera cuts away – leaving viewers unsure as to whether or not he’s finally tracked Kamila down or now.

Netflix’s The Woods: all of your questions about that twisted finale, answered