Kidnapped (2023 film)
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| Italian | Rapito |
| Directed by | Marco Bellocchio |
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| Based on | Il caso Mortara by Daniele Scalise |
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| Cinematography | Francesco Di Giacomo |
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| Music by | Fabio Massimo Capogrosso |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
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| Box office | $4.1 million |
Kidnapped (Italian: Rapito), released in the US as Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, is a 2023 Italian-language historical drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was taken from his family by the Papal States and raised as a Catholic. It is loosely based on Daniele Scalise's book Il caso Mortara. It is a co-production between Italy, France and Germany.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 23 May 2023. It was theatrically released in Italy on 25 May. It received 11 nominations at the 69th David di Donatello, and won 5 awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay.