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Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

2025-10-11 · 88 min · ★ 8.5

Documentary · History · Drama · Crime

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?

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Directors
Marie Thiry
Production companies
Bellota Films, Laima Producciones, ARTE, CNC, Creative Europe Media, PROCIREP, Angoa-Agicoa, La Région Île-de-France, Lamia Producciones, Kanaki Films
Countries
France, Spain
Status
Released

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Anna Flori-LamourAnna Flori-LamourNarrator & Voice over
Cédric ZimmerlinCédric ZimmerlinNarrator & Voice over
Nicole Jacques-LefèvreSelf : Historian
Jan MachielsenSelf : Historian
Mona CholletSelf : Essayist

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