About the movie: year - 2011 / 1 hour 36 min. / drama / thriller / Plot of the film”. The Monk”: A mystical thriller, The Monk is an adaptation of the classic gothic novel by Matthew Lewis, which chronicles the rise and fall of the revered Spanish Capuchin monk Ambrosio, who first appeared in 1796. The film is set in the 18th century. The witch Matilda, pretending to be a young novice, seduces Ambrosius, which the Inquisition learns. The desire to avoid terrible torture and execution pushes the capuchin to make a deal with the devil, but here too he is in for a deception..