Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder star in this film adaptation of Arthur Miller's renowned play, directed by Nicholas Hytner. A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. While the other girls attempt to cast love spells, Abigail Williams wishes for the death of her former lover's wife. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls suddenly find themselves accused of witchcraft. As the hysteria grows, blameless victims are torn from their homes.