

Kidnapped
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14.1M
- Box office
- $4.1M
- Language
- Hebrew
- italy
- pope
- baptism
- child kidnapping
- 19th century
- bologna
- 1850s
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Produced in
Italy, France, Germany
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PremiereJio MAMI Film Festival28 Oct 2023
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival3 Oct 2023
- Theatrical (limited)24 May 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)12A26 Apr 2024
- Digital / OTT1226 Apr 2024
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival3 Aug 2023
- PremiereMItalian Film Festival19 Sept 2023
- PhysicalM16 Oct 2024
CanadaCA
- PremiereInternational Film Festival of Ottawa21 Mar 2024
BrazilBR
- Theatrical11 Jul 2024
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 30 Jun 2023
- Theatrical12+18 Apr 2024
Dominican RepublicDO
- Theatrical16 May 2024
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival23 May 2023
- Theatrical1 Nov 2023
- PhysicalDVD / Blu-ray5 Mar 2024
- TVCanal +2 Apr 2024
- Digital / OTTArte8 May 2026
- TVArte10 May 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1216 Nov 2023
- Digital / OTTArte8 May 2026
- TVArte10 May 2026
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival28 Mar 2024
IsraelIL
- Theatrical3 Oct 2024
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Kidnapped was released on 25 May 2023.
Audience reviews
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CinemaSerf
4/27/2024
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 tell them he is to be removed from their care. Why? It appears that many years earlier when he was in his cradle, he has been baptised and so must therefore be looked after by the church. Despite their appeals and protestat…
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