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The Mill and the Cross

Mill and the Cross (2011)

Historical, Drama | Poland, Sweden

Director: Lech Majewski

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Rating: 6.9/10

SYNOPSIS

The film focuses on a dozen of the 500 characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.

Actors

Writer: Michael Francis Gibson, Lech Majewski

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