Release Date
2014-07-03
Status
Released
Original Title
Die Seelen im Feuer
Runtime
1h 50m
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
Austria, Germany
Production Companies
ORF, ZDF, Eclypse Filmpartner, Film-Line Productions GmbH
Overview
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.
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