The film is based on a novel by Ivan Tavcar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious intolerance with Amandus, a Catholic priest, determined to persecute local Protestants.
Amandus
Luka
Katarina
Joannes
Matevž
Janez
Jernej
Simon
Clergyman
Bag-piper
Strong clergyman
First beggar
Scholar
Virgin
