In 17th-century France, Cardinal Richelieu is influencing Louis XIII to gain more power. He convinces Louis to demolish city fortifications to suppress Protestants. Louis agrees but forbids destruction in Loudun, honoring a promise to its Governor.
In Loudun, control passes to Urbain Grandier, a popular but flawed priest. He is entangled in scandals, including an affair that leads to jealousy within the convent. Sister Jeanne, the abbess, becomes obsessed with Grandier and schemes against him.
Baron Laubardemont orders the city’s walls demolished, defying Grandier’s authority. Accusations of witchcraft and possession surface, leading to a witch-hunt orchestrated by Father Barre. The town descends into chaos as false confessions and exorcisms multiply.
Grandier returns to face trumped-up charges, denying the accusations leveled against him. Despite efforts to prove his innocence, he is sentenced to be burned at the stake. In a cruel twist, his executioner betrays him, and the city’s fortifications are destroyed as Grandier meets his tragic end.
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