Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival

KIDNAPPED

The true story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy in 1858 Bologna who is secretly baptized by his nanny and then forcibly taken from his family by the papal authorities to be raised as a Catholic. His parents’ struggle to reclaim him becomes a significant political conflict involving the papacy and the forces of democracy in Italy. The film explores themes of religious identity, family loyalty, and political turmoil during a turbulent period in Italian history.

125 min. Director: Marco Bellocchio | Italian w/English sub. PG-13

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