Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

Oct 11, 2025

1h 28m

★ 10.0

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?

Genres

Documentary

History

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Bellota Films

Laima Producciones

ARTE

CNC

Creative Europe Media

PROCIREP

Angoa-Agicoa

La Région Île-de-France

Lamia Producciones

Kanaki Films

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Cast

Narrator & Voice over

Anna Flori-Lamour

Narrator & Voice over

Cédric Zimmerlin

Self : Historian

Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre

Self : Historian

Jan Machielsen

Self : Essayist

Mona Chollet

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