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.
Released: 2023
Runtime: 134
Genre: Drama, History
Stars: Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Andrea Gherpelli, Samuele Teneggi, Corrado Invernizzi, Filippo Timi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Paolo Calabresi, Aurora Camatti, 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
Kidnapped 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.