Menocchio the Heretic backdrop

Menocchio the Heretic

Directed by Alberto Fasulo

Starring Marcello Martini, Nilla Patrizio

Italy, late 16th century, the Church, threatened by the Protestants, unleashes the Inquisition. Menocchio, an old, stubborn, self-educated miller oppose the new order. Accused of heresy, he ignores the pleadings and stands trial. The story of a man incapable of betraying his own principles.