An inquisitor is summoned to the town of Šumperk to investigate the misdemeanor of a beggar woman. He constructs a trial whose methods guarantee the confession of all the accused. Suddenly, a power is set against the decent and noble citizens, which, under the guise of cleansing the region of witches, is only out for its own enrichment and does not hesitate to sacrifice dozens of innocent lives and destroy its opponents in order to achieve this goal.
Text by Bontonfilm
This film will be shown as part of the "Czech Film Wednesday" series, as always in the original version with German subtitles.
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