Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

Showings

Screening Lounge Fri, Jun 14 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Fri, Jun 14 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Fri, Jun 14 7:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sat, Jun 15 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sat, Jun 15 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sat, Jun 15 7:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sun, Jun 16 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sun, Jun 16 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Sun, Jun 16 7:05 PM
Screening Lounge Mon, Jun 17 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Mon, Jun 17 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Mon, Jun 17 7:05 PM
Screening Lounge Tue, Jun 18 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Tue, Jun 18 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Tue, Jun 18 7:05 PM
Screening Lounge Wed, Jun 19 1:05 PM
Screening Lounge Wed, Jun 19 4:05 PM
Screening Lounge Wed, Jun 19 7:05 PM
Theater 3 Thu, Jun 20 12:45 PM
Theater 3 Thu, Jun 20 3:35 PM

Description

Director/Writer: Marco Bellocchio
Writers: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Edoardo Albinati
Cast: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi


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 take a political dimension.


2hrs 14mins


"[Edgardo's] story, in the hands of a master, is both compelling and chilling."-Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine