Directed by:
Rainer KaufmannCinematography:
Klaus EichhammerComposer:
Karim Sebastian EliasCast:
Samuel Schneider, Helen Woigk, Herbert Knaup, Sascha Alexander Geršak, Ulrich Matthes, Edin Hasanović, Philipp Moog, Rainer Bock, Leonard Carow, Jan Messutat (more)Plots(1)
It's the end of the 15th Century, and the powerful clergy are starting to feel the Renaissance and humanism breathing down their necks – some even dare call into question the existence of demons and witches! But not Inquisitor Heinrich Institoris, who has monastic pupil Richard's mom burned at the stake for resisting a randy friar. Rich Augsburg merchant Jakob Fugger adopts Richard, who learns the art of intrigue at the German banker's side, even helping to make sure the right candidate gets elected pope. One day, he may be ready to confront Institoris and the Holy Inquisition... (Filmfest München)
(more)Cast
![Samuel Schneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/483/159483324_8580c7.jpg)
Samuel Schneider
Germany
Best movies:
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Helen Woigk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/122/159122620_d9de9a.jpg)
Helen Woigk
Best movies:
Life Is not for Cowards (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Herbert Knaup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/721/158721645_0d369f.jpg)
Herbert Knaup
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Run Lola Run (1998)
![Sascha Alexander Geršak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/894/168894020_6phecb.jpg)
Sascha Alexander Geršak
West Germany
Best movies:
The Captain (2017)
Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
![Ulrich Matthes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790572_crbwr8.jpg)
Ulrich Matthes
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
![Edin Hasanović](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/916/159916746_49ee88.jpg)
Edin Hasanović
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
When We Leave (2010)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Picco (2010)
![Philipp Moog](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/370/160370027_c4c739.jpg)
Philipp Moog
West Germany
Best movies:
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Autumn Milk (1988)
![Rainer Bock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/018/366/18366256_4081f2.jpg)
Rainer Bock
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Never Look Away (2018)
The White Ribbon (2009)
![Leonard Carow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/927/159927928_f1492a.jpg)
Leonard Carow
Germany
Best movies:
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
Naked Among Wolves (1963)
![Jan Messutat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/358/160358419_653c1b.jpg)
Jan Messutat
West Germany
Best movies:
Mogadishu Welcome (2008) (TV movie)
Anna (2013)
Verfehlung (2015)
![Bernhard Schütz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/478/158478861_e82f3d.jpg)
Bernhard Schütz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Billion Dollar Code (2021) (series)
Stopped on Track (2011)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
![Petr Šimčák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/552/159552498_b401de.jpg)
Petr Šimčák
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
Pojedeme k moři (2014)
Četníci z Luhačovic (2017) (series)
![Tereza Těžká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294862_358217.jpg)
Tereza Těžká
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Theory of Tiger (2016)
![Štěpán Vlček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/061/160061888_11882f.jpg)
Štěpán Vlček
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Mordkommission Berlin 1 (2015) (TV movie)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Veronika Strapková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/174/160174995_58a6db.jpg)
Veronika Strapková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Line (2017)
Ophelia (2018)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Petr Cemper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/065/161065016_6c7189.jpg)
Petr Cemper
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Jan Kubka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/429/160429540_43f8e9.jpg)
Jan Kubka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naked Among Wolves (2015) (TV movie)
Die Himmelsleiter (2015) (TV movie)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Patricie Soukupová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058618_10143f.jpg)
Patricie Soukupová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Ivo Novák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/193/161193947_ab6b84.jpg)
Ivo Novák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
![Andrea Berecková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/737/163737237_e9aaa0.jpg)
Andrea Berecková
Best movies:
The Hastrman (2018)
All About the Little Things (2023)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)