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Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre (2025)

1h 28m | PG-13

⭐ 10 / 10

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigate witchcraft. In the trials, 80 people were sentenced to death at the stake. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, a total of between 40,000 and 60,000 people fell victim to such waves of persecution in Europe. How can this phenomenon be explained?

Director: Marie Thiry

Studio: Bellota Films

Genre: Documentary, History, Drama, Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-Lamour

as Narrator & Voice over

Cédric Zimmerlin

Cédric Zimmerlin

as Narrator & Voce over

Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre

Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre

as Self : Historian

Jan Machielsen

Jan Machielsen

as Self : Historian

Mona Chollet

Mona Chollet

as Self : Essayist