Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (HKJFF2024)

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 takes a political dimension. Veteran Italian flimmaker Marco Bellocchio brings this harrowing story of interfaith conflict to life in this heartfelt thriller. Based on true events.