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Combining fact and fiction in her historical novel “The Hammer of Witches,” Begona Echeverria tells the story of the Basque witch trials of the 17th century through the eyes of a peasant girl trying ...

In an exhibition at this year’s Belfast Photo Festival, Antón exhibits imagery based on real testimony from the 17th century trials by the Spanish Inquisition Between 1609 and 1614, the largest ...

In 1609, some 80 people were executed for witchcraft in France's Basque region. It inspired a final push to eradicate witches by the Spanish Inquisition across the border. One of the judges, Pierre de ...

Set from 1609, ‘Akelarre’ is shaping up as one of the highest-profile projects at this year’s San Sebastián C0-production Forum SAN SEBASTIAN — In one of the early deals to be announced out of the ...

SAN SEBASTIAN — In one of the early deals to be announced out of the 65th San Sebastian Film Festival, which bowed Sept. 22 with the European premiere of Wim Wenders’ “Submergence,” starring Alicia ...