Burning Souls

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.

• Release date
• July 3, 2014
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• History, Drama
• Director
• Urs Egger

Cast

Mark Waschke Cornelius Weimann Silke Bodenbender Johanna Paulus Manker Fuchs von Dornheim Alexander Held Weihbischof Förner Maximilian von Pufendorf Hans Schramm Axel Milberg Herrenberger Rainer Bock Abdias Richy Müller Johannes Junius