IFC Films is an American film production and distribution company based in New York. It is an offshoot of IFC owned by AMC Networks. It distributes mainly independent films under its own name, select foreign films and documentaries under its Sundance Selects label and genre films under its IFC Midnight label. It operates the IFC Center.
Based on a horrific true story set in medieval France, this sepia-tinted film explores the enigmatic life and death of nobleman Gilles de Rais whose fall from grace has been caused by supposed heinous acts of murder, greed and satanism.
