Movie
Kidnapped
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Kidnapped
Cast
Enea SalaEdgardo Mortara (child)
Leonardo MalteseEdgardo Mortara
Paolo PierobonPio IX
Fausto Russo AlesiMomolo Mortara
Barbara RonchiMarianna Mortara
Andrea GherpelliAngelo Padovani
Samuele TeneggiRiccardo Mortara
Corrado InvernizziGiudice CarboniCredits
- Directed by
- Marco Bellocchio
- Written by
- Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- Rapito
- Budget
- $14.1M
- Box office
- $4.1M
Production
The Match FactoryGermany
IBC MOvieItaly
Kavac FilmItaly
RAI CinemaItaly
Ad Vitam ProductionFrance
BRGermany
