Carl-Theodor Dreyer

Ruy De Mendoza, Sheriff of a provincial Spanish town during the time of the Inquisition, investigates a series of heinous crimes. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Ruy finds himself in the middle of a dark and dangerous conspiracy.

Day of Wrath -- Ruy De Mendoza (Christopher Lambert) is Sheriff of a Spanish town during the time of the Inquisition. Noblemen found butchered, only for the corpses to vanish shortly afterwards and the crime scenes cleaned up. As Ruy investigates, he finds that even the widows of the murdered men deny anything occurred. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Ruy finds himself in a conspiracy that threatens his own life and that of his family.

Ruy De Mendoza (Christopher Lambert) is Sheriff of a provincial Spanish town during the time of the Inquisition. Prominent Noblemen and their guards are found butchered, bloody, letters carved with a knife on their chest – only for the corpses to vanish shortly afterwards and the crime scenes completely cleaned up. As Ruy investigates what is behind these heinous crimes, he finds a mystifying wall of silence, where even the widows of the murdered men deny anything might have occurred. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Ruy finds himself in the middle of a dark and dangerous conspiracy that soon threatens not only his own life, but that of his family.

Set in the 16th century, a sheriff working on a series of murders has to choose between his conscience and protecting his family when he's tied to the crimes.