In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo’s parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the Mortaras’ struggle quickly takes a political dimension. But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power...
In Italian with English subtitles.
Admission/Cost: $7 - $16
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
Thursday, October 3 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
