Cast
Paolo Pierobon 
Fausto Russo Alesi 
Barbara Ronchi Enea Sala Leonardo Maltese 
Filippo Timi
Credits
Written by: 
Marco Bellocchio
Plot
In 1858 Bologna, papal police take a Jewish boy from his family because he was secretly baptised.
Sinekatalog’s take
Marco Bellocchio's historical drama is powerful and austere, based on a real case, with Paolo Pierobon as Pius IX.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (4,901 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.