Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.

Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gab...

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball ...

For centuries the telling of ghost stories has been a much-loved English tradition, and it's not onl...

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Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively ...

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir Willi...

A film about the early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseil...

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Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recen...

In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her...

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, parti...

A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to part...

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