Kidnapped

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2023 · 134 min · Drama · History · TMDB 7.3/10

Overview

The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

Cast

• Enea Sala — Edgardo Mortara (child)
• Leonardo Maltese — Edgardo Mortara
• Paolo Pierobon — Pio IX
• Fausto Russo Alesi — Momolo Mortara
• Barbara Ronchi — Marianna Mortara