Kidnapped

Drama, History · 2023

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.

Starring

Michael Weber, Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Beppe Caschetto, Paolo Pierobon, Marco Bellocchio, Fausto Russo Alesi, Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Barbara Ronchi

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Producer

Simone Gattoni