The Name of the Rose plot
Italy, 1327. Christianity was divided by Pope John XXII and Emperor Louis IV of the Holy Roman Empire. Guillaume de Baskerville and his follower Adso von Melk end up in a remote monastery in the Alps. There they are confronted with a series of mysterious murders. While Baskerville and Melk investigate the murders, they are themselves hunted by the merciless Inquisitor Bernard Gui, who persecutes those who criticize the Pope.