Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

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In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope's soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo's parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the Mortaras' struggle quickly take a political dimension. But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power....

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Based on indefensible truths,Kidnapped tackles institutional abuse with cinematic pomp and political circumstance.

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Marco Bellocchio

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Fabrizio Gifuni

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Filippo Timi

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Fausto Russo Alesi

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Paolo Pierobon

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Leonardo Maltese

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

With stately restraint, Bellocchio manages to put the audience in an ever-tightening chokehold of tension and outrage.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 29, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

The performances, meanwhile, are exemplary, the screenplay powerful, and each scene is lit like high-era Caravaggio.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 26, 2024

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Barry Levitt

Empire Magazine

Kidnapped is an expertly paced, gorgeously shot and evocative true story of faith, family, and the power of people coming together to right deeply ingrained wrongs.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 24, 2024

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

A reliance on lofty speeches and ham-fisted symbolism gradually stifles the film's emotional punch.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Veteran filmmaker Marco Bellocchio tells the story with a sure hand, skilfully recreating the period while tapping into the larger ideas that ripple through the narrative. So the film feels big and very long, but also riveting.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 30, 2024

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

This is when Kidnapped abandons its earthbound trappings and fully grapples with the damage that organized religion can and does inflict...

Mar 11, 2024

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Synopsis

In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope's soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo's parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the Mortaras' struggle quickly take a political dimension. But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power....

Director: Marco Bellocchio
Screenwriter: Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: IBC Movie, RAI Cinema, Ad Vitam, The Match Factory, Kavac Film
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 2h 14m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)