Magnificat

Magnificat

1993 · 110 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, History

During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.

Directed by Pupi Avati · Written by Pupi Avati

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