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Hexenjagd

1983 · 11 min

A short, sobering essay on persecution that plays like a grim historical lecture, more instructive than immersive.

Directed by
Terese Panoutsopoulos
Overview
The fight of the church against the sexuality of women by criminalizing them as witches reveals the insanity of manipulation in the perverted torture and liquidation of women who are suspected to be sexually attractive.

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Directed by
Terese Panoutsopoulos
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • gender
    • power
    • faith
    • violence
    • justice
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Directed by
    Terese Panoutsopoulos
    Runtime
    11 min
    Languages
    German

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