Kidnapped (
2023) | IMDb:
7.1
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Starring:
Enea Sala
,
Leonardo Maltese
,
Paolo Pierobon
,
Fausto Russo Alesi
,
Barbara Ronchi
,
Andrea Gherpelli
Martin Eden (
2019) | IMDb:
7
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
Starring:
Luca Marinelli
,
Jessica Cressy
,
Vincenzo Nemolato
,
Marco Leonardi
,
Elisabetta Valgoi
,
Pietro Ragusa
White God (
2014) | IMDb:
6.9
13 year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen, and is devastated when her father sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to save her dog. Failing in his desperate efforts to find his beloved owner, Hagen joins a canine revolt leading a revolution against their human abusers.
Directed by:
Kornél Mundruczó
Only Lovers Left Alive (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
Starring:
Tom Hiddleston
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Mia Wasikowska
,
John Hurt
,
Anton Yelchin
,
Slimane Dazi