Momolo Mortara (Fausto Russo Alesi) exudes solid decency.

He is a papal favorite.

That is no small thing.

‘Kidnapped’ review Cannes

‘Kidnapped’Kavak Film

We are immersed in a world constructed for effect.

It is as if events have overtaken everybody, from the increasingly cornered Pope Pius to Bellocchio himself.

That is the difficulty of real lives and true stories, of course: Too much happens.

Cannes Film Festival reviews 2023