Amandus (1966)

Directed by

France Štiglic

Genre

drama film

Country

Yugoslavia

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the late 1600s in what is now Slovenia, a Catholic priest zealously persecutes local Protestants. The film follows his strict efforts to enforce religious conformity in a tense and divided community.

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What happens

Amandus is a 1966 Slovene film directed by France Štiglic. It is based on a novel by Ivan Tavčar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious intolerance with Amandus, a Catholic priest, determined to persecute local Protestants. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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