Akelarre | |
Director: | Pedro Olea |
Starring: | Sílvia Munt |
Cinematography: | José Luis Alcaine |
Runtime: | 109 minutes |
Country: | Spain |
Language: | Spanish |
Akelarre is a 1984 Spanish period drama film directed by Pedro Olea. Akelarre means "Witches' Sabbath" in English, and the film is about witchcraft trials directed against the Araitz witches.[1] It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Set in Navarre at the end of the 16th century. Garazi (Sílvia Munt) is the granddaughter of a woman burned as a witch who confronts the Catholic Church again, but is ultimately freed by Unai Esparza (Patxi Bisquert) and her men.