IFF: Kidnapped | Rapito
858, the Jewish quarter of Bologna. The Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the bourgeoisie Mortara family: by order of the cardinal (Filippo Timi), they have come to take six-year-old Edgardo (Enea Sala) to Rome. Unbeknownst to his parents Momolo (Fausto Russo Alesi) and Marianna (Barbara Ronchi), Edgardo had been secretly baptised by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education, thus, his parents must either convert or lose him forever. The Motara’s struggles to have their son returned soon takes a political dimension, driven by the support of public opinion and the international Jewish community, but the Church and ultimately Pope Pius IX (Paolo Pierobon) himself stand resolute in the face of criticism, aiming to consolidate their increasingly wavering power... Renowned for engaging with the social and political contradictions of Italian identity, Bellochio’s powerful and operatic new film probes historical antisemitism and the arbitrary exercises of influence by the pre-unification Church. After its lauded Cannes debut KIDNAPPED has reignited debate in Italy, where the actions of Pius IX – who was beatified in the year 2000 - have never been officially condemned.ItalianPT2H15MM2024-09-05Paolo Pierobon
Fausto Russo Alesi
Barbara Ronchi
Leonardo Maltese
Marco Bellocchio
IFF: Kidnapped | Rapito"IFF: Kidnapped | Rapito"Showtimes
September 8, 1:50 pm
September 10, 1:00 pm
September 14, 8:10 pm
September 21, 8:00 pm
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