Kidnapped (2023) (2023)

Name: Kidnapped (2023)
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2023
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi

2h 14m Italy, France, Germany

Drama History

Plot

Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish child in 1858 Bologna, faces a life-altering crisis after being secretly baptized. Kidnapped from his family, he is destined to be raised as a Christian. This heart-wrenching ordeal ignites a desperate fight by his parents to reclaim him, intertwining their personal tragedy with a broader political struggle. Their battle highlights the tensions between the papacy and the rising tides of democracy and Italian unification. Through Edgardo’s story, the film explores themes of faith, identity, and the clash of cultural forces in a tumultuous historical moment.

Cast

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