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Kidnapped
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Title: Kidnapped

Release Date: 25 May 2023

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: The Match Factory, IBC MOvie, Kavac Film, RAI Cinema, Ad Vitam Production, BR, ARTE France Cinéma

Production Companies: The Match Factory, IBC MOvie, Kavac Film, RAI Cinema, Ad Vitam Production, BR, ARTE France Cinéma

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.35 (316 votes)

Cast

  • Edgardo Mortara bambino: Enea Sala
  • Edgardo Mortara ragazzo: Leonardo Maltese
  • Papa Pio IX: Paolo Pierobon
  • Momolo Mortara: Fausto Russo Alesi
  • Marianna Mortara: Barbara Ronchi
  • Angelo Padovani: Andrea Gherpelli
  • Riccardo Mortara: Samuele Teneggi
  • Giudice Carboni: Corrado Invernizzi
  • Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli: Filippo Timi
  • Pier Gaetano Feletti: Fabrizio Gifuni
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