Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.
Roberto Herlitzka
as Il Conte
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Federico Mai
Lidiya Liberman
as Benedetta
Alba Rohrwacher
as Maria Perletti
Federica Fracassi
as Marta Perletti
Alberto Cracco
as l'inquisitore francescano
Bruno Cariello
as Angelo, il custode
Toni Bertorelli
as Dott. Cavanna
Filippo Timi
as Il pazzo
Ivan Franěk
as Rikalkov
Elena Bellocchio
as Elena Mai
Patrizia Bettini
as moglie del conte
