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.
Director(s): Marco Bellocchio
Writer(s): Susanna Nicchiarelli, Marco Bellocchio
Producer(s): Paolo Del Brocco, Beppe Caschetto, Simone Gattoni
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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 tel...