Kidnapped

"A Film by Marco Bellocchio"

1858, the Jewish quarter of Bologna. The Popes soldiers burst into the home of the bourgeoisie Mortara family: by order of the cardinal, they have come to take six-year-old Edgardo to Rome. Unbeknownst to his parents Momolo and Marianna, Edgardo had been secretly baptised by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education, thus, his parents must either convert or lose him forever. The Motaras struggles to have their son returned soon takes a political dimension, driven by the support of public opinion and the international Jewish community, but the Church and ultimately Pope Pius IX himself stand resolute in the face of criticism, aiming to consolidate their increasingly wavering power.

Details

Catalogue Number: PAL290
Format: DVD
Genre: Historical, History
Rating: M
Release Date: 16 10 2024
Production Year: 2023
Distributor: 134
Languages: Italian
Rating Advice: Mature Themes
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Directors: Marco Bellocchio

Actors: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Filippo Timi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Andrea Gherpelli, Samuele Teneggi, Corrado Invernizzi, Aurora Camatti, Paolo Calabresi, Bruno Cariello, Walter Lippa, Alessandro Bandini, Leonardo Bianconi, Daniele Aldrovandi, Fabrizio Contri, Giustiniano Alpi, Orfeo Orlando, Federica Fracassi, Giulia Quadrelli, Renato Sarti, Flavia Baiku, Tonino Tosto, Christian Mudu, Riccardo Bandiera, James Basham, Davide Mancini, Gioele Fini, Michele De Paola, Marcello Sambati, Michele Oliveri, Martin Abram, Antonio Piovanelli, Giacomo Tamburini, Matteo Alì, Laura Pizzirani, Duilio Pizzocchi, Daria Deflorian, Marco Golinucci, Massimo De Francovich, Flora Anna Rossitto, Caterina Gabanella, Daisy Pieropan, Mario Sonnino, Marco Sincini, Letizia Trunfio, Alessio Cioni, Alessandro Fiorucci, Mattia Napoli, Alessandro Scafati