Menocchio the Heretic

IMDb link: 8300036
IMDb rating: 6.4 (301 votes)
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Alberto Fasulo
Cast: Marcello Martini, Maurizio Fanin, Carlo Baldracchi, Nilla Patrizio and others

Release date: 8 Nov 2018
Release year: 2018
Runtime: 103 minutes
Country: Italy, Romania
Keywords: italy, inquisition, natural light, northwestern italy, church inquisition, miller, heretic, prayer, animal giving birth, renaissance

Plot:

A historical drama about a miller living in north-east Italy in the late 1500s who was accused of heresy by the Catholic Inquisition. Menocchio (Domenico Scandella, 1532-1599) stuck to his convictions and defied those in power, and paid a heavy price for it.

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