Overview
In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. But when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions begin to show themselves, and he is soon using the girl, and her powers, in his lust for more innocent prey.
Director and cast
- Paul McGann as Father Lorenzo Rojas
- Sophie Ward as Matilde de la Venegas
- Isla Blair as Mother Agueda
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Sister Ines
- Freda Dowie as Sister Ursula
- Laura Davenport as Doña Elvira Dauphin
- Sophie Linfield as Angela Dauphin
- Manuel de Blas as Inquisitor
- Mark Elstob as Ramon de Medeira
- Marina Saura as Jacinta
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