Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

Name: Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama, Crime
Released: 2025-10-11
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 10.0
Cast: Anna Flori-Lamour, Cédric Zimmerlin, Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre, Jan Machielsen, Mona Chollet

Arte (Free)

10.0(2 votes)

2025

1h 28m

DocumentaryHistoryDramaCrime

christianitywitch burningdeathwitch hunthistorical dramagovernment witch huntsocial & cultural documentaryhistorycrime documentaryviolence

Overview

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?