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📅 2023 ⏱ 2h 14min Released FHD / 4K

Kidnapped

Rapito

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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.

🎬 DirectorMarco Bellocchio

📅 Release2023-05-25

🌍 CountryItaly, France, Germany

🗣 LanguageHebrew, Italian, Latin

🏢 StudioThe Match Factory, IBC MOvie, Kavac Film

🗳 Votes375

🔥 Popularity1

💰 Budget$14,100,000

💵 Revenue$4,123,091

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🎭 Cast

Enea Sala

Edgardo Mortara (child)

Leonardo Maltese

Edgardo Mortara

Paolo Pierobon

Pio IX

Fausto Russo Alesi

Momolo Mortara

Barbara Ronchi

Marianna Mortara

Andrea Gherpelli

Angelo Padovani

Samuele Teneggi

Riccardo Mortara

Corrado Invernizzi

Giudice Carboni

Filippo Timi

Giacomo Antonelli

Fabrizio Gifuni

Pier Gaetano Feletti

Paolo Calabresi

Sabatino Scazzocchio

Aurora Camatti

Anna Morisi

Bruno Cariello

Maresciallo Lucidi

Walter Lippa

Angelo Moscati

Alessandro Bandini

Padre Mariano

🎥 Crew

Director of Photography Francesco Di Giacomo

Editor Francesca Calvelli

Production Design Andrea Castorina

Original Music Composer Fabio Massimo Capogrosso

Editor Stefano Mariotti

Book Daniele Scalise

Executive Producer Patrick Carrarin

Executive Producer Alessio Lazzareschi

Executive Producer Maurizio Feverati

VFX Supervisor Rodolfo Migliari

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🏷 Keywords

italypopebaptismchild kidnapping19th centurybologna1850s

💬 Reviews

CinemaSerf ⭐ 7/10

Based on a bizarre true story, this follows the tale of the young Edgardo Sala who was living quite happily with his Jewish parents and siblings in Bologna until an official arrives one evening to tell them he is to be removed from their care. Why? It appears that many years earlier when he was in his cradle, he has been baptised and so must therefore be looked after by the church. Despite their a…