Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

IMDb 10.0 2025 • 88 min • DocumentaryHistoryDramaCrime

Director

Marie Thiry

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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?

Top Cast

Anna Flori-Lamour
Anna Flori-Lamour Narrator & Voice over
Cédric Zimmerlin
Cédric Zimmerlin Narrator & Voice over
Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre
Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre Self : Historian
Jan Machielsen
Jan Machielsen Self : Historian
Mona Chollet
Mona Chollet Self : Essayist