Simon Magus(1999)
Misfit. Outcast. Turncoat. Prophet. Hero.
Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise
Movie: Simon Magus
Top 10 Billed Cast
Simon
Dovid Bendal
Maximillian Hase
Leah
Sarah
Count Albrecht, the Squire
Sirius / Boris / The Devil
Bratislav
Buchholz
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