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. e 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. But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power.
Co-sponsored by Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival
DRAMA | 2023 | 134 MINUTES
ITALY/FRANCE/GERMANY
ITALIAN/HEBREW WITH SUBTITLES
DIRECTED BY MARCO BELLOCCHIO
Cost:
General Admission: $12
Students and Seniors (65+): $11
Rapito (Kidnapped)
screening at UMass Amherst: Free