Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach

1970 · 100 min · ★ 6.4 · Fantasy, Horror, History

A pastor and ethnographer visits a remote corner of 19th-century Lithuania where folk customs associated with the area's pagan past still have a hold on the population.

Directed by Janusz Majewski · Written by Janusz Majewski

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