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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Genres: Drama ,History

Director: Marco Bellocchio

Actors: Enea Sala ,Leonardo Maltese ,Paolo Pierobon ,Fausto Russo Alesi ,Barbara Ronchi ,Andrea Gherpelli ,Samuele Teneggi ,Corrado Invernizzi ,Filippo Timi

Duration: 2h 14m

IMDB rating: 7.3