All the Parts of the Soul

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Set in 1545 Geneva, a city recovering from a plague and tensions following its victory over the Duke of Savoy, the story unfolds under the leadership of John Calvin. Amidst an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, rumors of witchcraft arise from the nearby village of Satigny. Calvin seizes this moment to appoint a reclusive young magistrate to investigate the unsettling claims, intertwining themes of power, faith, and societal paranoia in a pivotal period of the Reformation.