Burning Souls

7.1 / 10

(7 votes)

A story about of one of the darkest periods in German history, an era in which the belief in occult forces was widespread. In Bamberg, witch hunts were fostered by a greedy and delusional Bishop Prince and reached their peak around 1630. This Bamberg ruler used the witch trials to purge his political enemies and enrich himself with their goods. Almost 1000 innocent men, women and children became his victims. BURNING SOULS deals with the era seen through the eyes of Johanna Wolff, a pharmacist's daughter, and the young physician Cornelius Weinmann. To save the innocent, he and a few courageous men revolt against the Bishop Prince.

Country:

Austria,

Germany

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Urs Egger

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Company:

ORF,

ZDF,

Eclypse Filmpartner,

Film-Line Productions GmbH

Cast:
Mark Waschke

Cornelius Weimann

Silke Bodenbender

Johanna

Paulus Manker

Fuchs von Dornheim

Alexander Held

Weihbischof Förner

Maximilian von Pufendorf

Hans Schramm

Crew:
Stefan Kolditz

Writer

Urs Egger

Director

Annette Hess

Writer

Sabine Weigand

Novel

Arno Ortmair

Producer