At the end of the middle age, on the threshold of the new time, two friends turn out to be at the mercy of the powerful church. Georg, the prior, tries to withstand the pressure of the church. However, his best friend Martin, the executioner, becomes a rebel jeopardizing his existence, his life and the life of his family to protect innocent from the diabolic machinery of the Inquisition. The friends become deadly enemies...

A/LUX/UK/D/HU/CH/ 2006, colour, 35mm, 104', Fiction
Original: English

Directed by Simon Aeby
Written by Susanne Freund und Steve Attridge
Cinematography: Vladimir Smutny
Editing: Karin Hartusch
Music: Matthias Weber

Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Wimbledon), Peter Mc Donald, Anastasia Griffith, Eddie Marsan (Gangs of New York, 21 Grams) und Steven Berkoff (Rambo, Octopussy), Julie Cox, John Shrapnel, Lee Ingleby, Maria Hofstätter

Production: Allegro Film (A)/Samsa Film (LUX)/Film & Music Entertainment (UK)/Home Run Pictures (D)/Eurofilm Studio (HU)/T&C FILM (CH).
Worldsales: Sola-Media