Kidnapped
November 9, 2023
Based on incredible true events, this gripping historical drama from master auteur Marco Bellocchio (The Traitor) follows the story of a young Jewish boy whose abduction from his parents by the Vatican fuelled outrage in 19th Century Italy and triggered a global scandal.
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Passes: $125 | $100 SIFF Members - Access to all Cinema Italian Style screenings and the Opening Night party
SIFF year-round passes are not valid for this screening. Vouchers are accepted.
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Cinema Italian Style: Opening Night Film + Party
Make your way to the KEXP Gathering Space after the Opening Night film concludes at the Uptown to dance the night away and enjoy light appetizers, two complimentary drink tickets, and music from SIFF Programmer and DJ Angelo Acerbi. Party is for ages 21+.
1858, the Jewish quarter of Bologna. The Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the bourgeois Mortara family: by order of the cardinal (Filippo Timi). Unbeknownst to his parents, Edgardo was secretly baptised by his nurse as a baby, so they have come to take six-yearold Edgardo to Rome to receive a Catholic education as per papal law. Seven-time winner at the 2023 Nastri D’Argento Awards, Bellochio’s powerful and operatic new film probes historical antisemitism and the arbitrary exercises of influence by the pre-unification Church. Since its lauded Cannes debut, Kidnapped has reignited debate in Italy, where the actions of Pope Pius IX—who was beatified in the year 2000—have never been officially condemned.
- Original Language Title: Rapito
- Director: Marco Bellocchio
- Principal Cast: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Filippo Timi, Fabrizio Gifuni
- Country: Italy, France, Germany
- Year: 2023
- Running Time: 125 min.
- Producer: Paolo del Brocco, Simone Gattoni, Beppe Caschetto
- Screenplay: Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Cinematographers: Francesco Di Giacomo
- Editors: Francesca Calvelli, Stefano Mariotti
- Music: Fabio Massimo Capogrosso
- Website: Official Website
- Awards: Nastri d’Argento Awards 2023 (Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Actress, Supporting Actor, Editing)
- Filmography: Marx Can Wait (2021), The Traitor (2019), Sweet Dreams (2016), The Wedding Director (2006), Good Morning, Night (2003)
- Language: Italian, Hebrew
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- US Distributor: Cohen Media Group
- International Sales: The Match Factory