this have the promise of be an interesting film . the subject matter be certainly a promise one the excess of the catholic church during the counter reformation . however and not only be this not develop ( other than a two paragraph introduction ) and many thing be not explain i. e. the gypsy and the anabaptist and the inquisitor and their relationship to the one true church . nor be the politics of the time explain and i. e. the relationship between the catholic church and it supporter like the holy roman emperor . though these may have be apparent to an austrian audience and the lack of explanation make it confuse for american . but perhaps it a good thing that they do not emphasize the history since what they show be pretty inaccurate anyway . instrument of torture and bloody execution and witch and heretic burning and big shiny sword and pretty golden reliquary be the star of the film . it could have just a easily be one of those conan type sword and sorcery movie and only with period costume .