Witchhammer - Blu-ray + DVD Digipack
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Do you want to experience one of the most powerful and chilling masterpieces in the history of Czechoslovak cinema? The historical drama Witchhammer (Kladivo na čarodějnice), directed by Otakar Vávra, is a raw, gripping, and timeless work of art. This film is not just a look back at historical events, but a profound study of how easily power, fanaticism, and fear can be weaponized to manipulate human destinies. Get this gem of the Czechoslovak New Wave on Blu-ray and add a crucial cinematic milestone to your collection that every true movie connoisseur must own.

The story takes us to the second half of the 17th century in the Šumperk region and the Velké Losiny estate. It all begins with a seemingly innocent offense by a poor beggar woman who hides a communion wafer in church to give to her sick cow. This minor incident, however, triggers an avalanche of horror. The local nobility summons an impoverished inquisitor, Jindřich František Boblig of Edelstadt (Vladimír Šmeral), to investigate the alleged witchcraft. Driven by a thirst for power and the wealth of rich citizens, Boblig constructs a monstrous show trial. Using brutal torture and psychological terror, he forces confessions from dozens of innocent people. The only man who finds the courage to stand up to this twisted machinery is the enlightened dean Kryštof Alois Lautner (Elo Romančík), which ultimately signs his own death warrant.