Released:
2023-05-25

Overview:
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:
Marco Bellocchio

Runtime:
2h 14min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Enea Sala
  as
  Edgardo Mortara (child)
• 
  Leonardo Maltese
  as
  Edgardo Mortara
• 
  Paolo Pierobon
  as
  Pio IX
• 
  Fausto Russo Alesi
  as
  Momolo Mortara
• 
  Barbara Ronchi
  as
  Marianna Mortara