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In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. On the cardinal’s orders, they came to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child would have been baptized in secret by his nurse as a baby and the pontifical law is indisputable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo’s parents, upset, will do everything to get their son back. Supported by the public opinion of liberal Italy and international Jewry, the Mortaras’ struggle quickly took on a political dimension. But the Church and the Pope refuse to return the child, to establish an increasingly wavering power...
Directed by: Marco BELLOCCHIO
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Year of production: 2023
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 125 minutes
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Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.
Directed by : Ali ASGARI, Alireza KHATAMI
Year of production: 2023
Country: Iran
Duration: 77
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Through his child’s eyes, Patpro will travel through three eras in the history of his indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô are constantly inventing new forms of resistance.
Directed by: João SALAVIZA, Renée NADER MESSORA
Year of production: 2023
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 123 minutes
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