Witchhammer

Witchhammer

1970 · 103 min · CS · 7.6 (54 votes)
Dir. Otakar Vávra · Starring Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová, Josef Kemr, Lola Skrbková, Jiřina Štěpničková · Music Jiří Srnka
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In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.

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A chillingly bleak descent into historical religious fervor. It’s a grim, oppressive experience that showcases the horrors of persecution with unflinching realism. Expect a heavy, unsettling watch that lingers long after the credits roll.

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