Witchcraft

5.8 / 10

(5 votes)

The young and fanatical Jon is appointed pastor to a remote church in 15th century Iceland. As is custom, he marries the widow of his predecessor, a woman much older than he is. He is ardent in his fight against Satan, and the villagers don't dare to question his authority. When he falls for a beautiful young woman, Jon is convinced witchcraft is at work, and his crusade leads to cruel executions of innocent people. The stronger his lust, the deeper his madness drives him in his religious fervor.

Country:

Germany,

Iceland,

Norway,

Sweden

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

113 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

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Company:

Viking Film,

SVT,

Filmhuset,

Peter Rommel Productions

Cast:
Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Reverend Jón Magnússon

Hallgrímur H. Helgason

Magnús

Stefan Jorgen

Pupil

Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Þórkatla

Alexandra Rapaport

Christina

Crew:
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Producer

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Director

Bo Jönsson

Screenplay

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Original Music Composer

Ari Kristinsson

Cinematography