Kidnapped (2023)

Overview

Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish child in 1858 Bologna, faces a life-altering crisis after being secretly baptized. Kidnapped from his family, he is destined to be raised as a Christian. This heart-wrenching ordeal ignites a desperate fight by his parents to reclaim him, intertwining their personal tragedy with a broader political struggle. Their battle highlights the tensions between the papacy and the rising tides of democracy and Italian unification. Through Edgardo’s story, the film explores themes of faith, identity, and the clash of cultural forces in a tumultuous historical moment.