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25/05/2023 Drama, History 2h 14m
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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.

  1. Marco Bellocchio

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Enea Sala

    Edgardo Mortara (child)

  2. Leonardo Maltese

    Edgardo Mortara

  3. Paolo Pierobon

    Pio IX

  4. Fausto Russo Alesi

    Momolo Mortara

  5. Barbara Ronchi

    Marianna Mortara

  6. Andrea Gherpelli

    Angelo Padovani

  7. Samuele Teneggi

    Riccardo Mortara

  8. Corrado Invernizzi

    Giudice Carboni

  9. Filippo Timi

    Giacomo Antonelli

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-04-27
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 appeals and protestations, he is swiftly taken to Rome where he is enrolled in a Catholic school where his is pretty thoroughly indoctrinated into the ways of his new Church - even becoming of special ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$14,100,000.00

Revenue
$4,123,091.00

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