Marco Bellochio reconstructs a dark chapter in church history: the case of a child abduction under Vatican law in the 19th century.
Italy, France, Germany 2023, Director: Marco Bellochio, Length: 125 minutes
DA: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Enea Sala, Barbara Ronchi a.o.
Although Edgardo was far too young for this at the age of 21, he was ordained a priest at the behest of Pope Pius IX. The task to which he soon devoted himself was missionizing Jews. He gained such merit that the Vatican sent him all the way to New York. It was not the life his parents had hoped for him. On the contrary, Edgardo could have become a respected member of Bologna's Jewish community. The boy himself was still too young to think about his future career. At the age of just 6, he was robbed of his destiny. He was one of numerous Jewish children who were torn from their parents' care in the name of the Pope
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Marco Bellochio stages this infamous intrusion into the privacy of the Jewish Martaro family in 1858 with rage, but in a controlled, classical form. He never leaves any doubt that the so-called "legal" kidnapping, which is also announced, is a barbaric act. The screenplay is a carefully crafted indictment, but never claims to be able to fully fathom what is going on inside the abductee.
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