Kidnapped child featured on Netflix's 'Unsolved Mysteries' found alive

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Marco Bellocchio’s drama “Kidnapped” that reconstructs the true tale of a Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th century Rome, has opened strongly in Italy following its Cannes launch. The revered Italian auteur’s film about Edgardo Mortara, who in 1858 was taken away from his family in Bologna to live in the Vatican – after it surfaced that the boy secretly been baptized a Christian – has also sparked debate and prompted the Vatican to comment the abduction for which Pope Pius IX has been held responsible. “Kidnapped” over the weekend bowed in third place at the Italian box office, placing itself after “The Little Mermaid” and “Fast X” and pulling a handsome more than €550,000 ($587,000) intake to date from roughly 300 screens.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has unveiled “King of Clones,” a sensational documentary film featuring unprecedented access to South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk, and set a June streaming date. From human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, the documentary tells the story of Korea’s most notorious scientist Hwang Woo-suk. Armed with a degree in veterinary science and a masters and doctorate in theriogenology, the study of animal reproduction, Hwang’s rise to prominence started with his successful cloning of cows and pigs. In 2002, Hwang embarked upon human cloning research and partnered with Moon Shin-yong, an obstetrician with expertise in in-vitro fertilization. Their collaboration led to a major announcement in 2004, claiming the successful cloning of human embryos, with the potential to cure some diseases. The announcement fueled a heated debate on bioethics, despite Hwang and Moon emphasizing that their work focused solely on therapeutic purposes and strongly opposing reproductive cloning.

“I didn’t make a film against the pope or to condemn the Pope,” Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio said of his Cannes competition title Kidnapped at the official festival presser this morning.

CANNES – Martin Scorsese isn’t the only 80-year-old filmmaker with a movie in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Marco Bellocchio, who was most recently at the festival in 2019 with “The Traitor,” returns at the spry young age of 83 with the ambitious tale of Edgardo Mortara, in “Kidnapped.” A movie that begins with a horrific act by the Catholic Church and then attempts to paint a portrait of one of the most infamous popes of relatively modern times, Pope Pius IX.

Jessica Kiang Solid, stately and — like the collapsing Papal States of the Italian Peninsula in the late 1800s — just a little too tradition-bound for its own good, Marco Bellocchio’s “Kidnapped,” based on a 19th-century case of religious abduction, opens with an eavesdrop. Anna (Aurora Camatti), the Catholic servant to the Jewish Mortara family of Bologna, pauses on the stairs after a tryst and spies her employers, Momolo Mortara (Fausto Russo Alesi) and his wife Marianna (Barbara Ronchi), murmuring a blessing in Hebrew over their newborn baby boy. It is not clear yet why the sight should make her stop in her tracks, but over the course of over two sedate but mostly absorbing hours, the veteran director follows its repercussions with a singleminded, narrow dedication that sits strangely at odds with the film’s immaculately expansive production design.

Cannes-premiering “Kidnapped” offers the comforting pleasures of a cracking tale well told, a handsome tour of Old World locales and a throwback mix of Big Themes served on heaping platters.The story certainly lends itself to such heft, as it follows the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy confiscated from his family by the all-powerful church and raised to be a priest. What pushed the local authorities to turn up unannounced one night — making demands of a Jewish family that would echo persecutions past and to come – becomes clear when church police set their sight on a 6-year-old boy and tell his parents, “Someone betrayed you.

In 1857, 6-year-old Edgardo Mortara was stolen from his Jewish family to be raised in a Catholic seminary on the spurious grounds that a maid had secretly baptized him in the cradle. As documented with theatrical extravagance by Italian maestro Marco Bellocchio in Kidnapped (Rapito), it is a story of such unmitigated wickedness that it initially would be hard to believe if it were not meticulously referenced with times, dates and locations reminding us that although this cinematic opera does not have the feel of documented fact, Bellocchio can verify every twist in the tale, chapter and verse. Ultimately, this serves his larger purpose, which is to wind the Mortara family’s trials into the bloody story of Italy’s unification as a secular state.

Amy Childs has revealed that her TOWIE co-star Harry Derbidge took her wedding dress shopping the day after fiancé Billy Delbosq proposed to her. The reality star opened up about the engagement on This Morning on Tuesday, ahead of her new ITVBe show Amy Childs: The Twin Life, revealing that Harry is getting involved in her impending nuptials.

Amy Childs has opened up on her harrowing birth experience, breaking down in tears as she revealed one of her twins "nearly died".The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, is pulling back the curtain on life with new babies in her new ITVBe series The Twin Life. In the opening episode of the show, a tearful Amy offered insight into the "tragic" experience and said she was rushed to theatre while in labour with the twins. The popular reality star documented her pregnancy with OK! and shared her exciting –and unexpected – baby news with OK! back in October.

Amy Childs has been in baby bliss over the last six weeks after giving birth to baby twins Billy and Millie who she shares with her fiancé Billy Delbosq.The former TOWIE star, 32, who is also mum to daughter Polly, five, and four-year-old son Ritchie, has already begun noticing the difference in the new arrivals' personalities, along with their 'completely different' look.Talking with OK! this week, she detailed life as a new mother of four and shared how she is adjusting to the twin life. Sharing that the duo are "really good babies", Amy added how she and Billy have been "lucky." She said: "Touch wood, they are really good babies! Billy is a bit needy – like his dad – he likes a cuddle. He would happily sleep in my bed but I am regimented.They are in their snooze pods.

Amy Childs hasn't ruled out having more children after the birth of her newborn twins - son and daughter, Billy and Millie. In a new interview with OK!, Amy said she doesn't think she'll have any more, but she does change her mind "like the wind." "When I had the twins, I was like, “Definitely not,'" she said. "But now, I think, “Will I have one more?” I don’t know! At this moment in time, no.

Amy Childs has revealed that her recent engagement to Billy Delbosq was a huge "shock" and "a bit of a blur". In an exclusive chat with new!, Amy, 32, who announced the happy news last month, said: "It was a complete shock - even though we have spoken about an engagement before. It is so lovely we have it on camera, but again, it’s a bit of a blur!" Revealing details on how Billy, originally known for his stint on First Dates, popped the question to the former The Only Way is Essex star, Amy continued: "We were having a newborn shoot for the show.The pictures looked beautiful.

Amy Childs had to face a challenging labour last month when giving birth to her twins – son Billy and daughter Amelia (known as Millie).The ex-TOWIE favourite, 32, had to undergo an emergency C-section when her newborn son suffered a prolapsed umbilical cord after Amy’s waters broke. “Billy had wires all around him,” the mum of four recalls. “It was so sad.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Colombian-Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo García has wrapped his first Spanish-language feature, “Familia,” which was shot in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico for Netflix. García, who has directed such acclaimed films as “Mother and Child” and “Albert Nobbs,” and whose TV credits include “Six Feet Under,” “Big Love” and “In Treatment,” said: “Shooting ‘Familia’ has been a great experience.” He added: “Great producers, collaborators, several of my favorite Mexican actors and actresses and Netflix’s full support have made this project an unforgettable trip back home.” This is the first time García, who is the son of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Marquez, has directed a film in Mexico. He’s an executive producer in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of his father’s literary classic “100 Years of Solitude,” which will be shooting in Colombia.

who famously played Chandler's mom Nora Bing on the iconic sitcom, exclusively told DailyMail. com that she had the surgeries after a car accident in 2016 sprained one hip and tore her labrum socket on the other. The Texan also recovered from a terrifying health scare, caused by hidden black mold in her LA home, which saw her gain a large amount of weight.

Amy Childs has opened up about her “tough night” with her newborn twins Millie and Billy, which left the mum with less than two hours of sleep. Amy, 32, welcomed her twins in early April and shares the babies with her fiancé, Billy Delbosq, 40.The mum-of-four has been keeping fans updated on her new life as a mother to twins, and this morning, Friday 19 May, discussed her sleep deprivation after a “tough night” with the babies. Sharing a boomerang to her Instagram Story of her looking undeniably tired, Amy wrote: “Wow what a tough night..

A Netflix documentary has helped to find a girl six years after she went missing, after featuring age progression photos of her. Kayla Unbehaun's story was featured on Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries which then led to a shop owner in North Carolina, USA, recognising her. Kayla was just nine years old when she vanished in 2017 after allegedly being abducted by her mother, Heather Unbehaun.

Summer Walker has revealed the tracklist for her forthcoming record, CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP. The 9-song project is out this Friday (May 19) via LVRN/Interscope Records and is packed with star collaborators.

Reality star Amy Childs has shared a sneak peek into her new ITVBe show The Twin Life as the long-awaited release date has been confirmed. Behind-the-scenes pictures have been shared on Instagram in the lead up to the brand new two-part series where Amy embarks on a new exciting chapter in her life with partner Billy Delbosq - as her family doubles in size as the star welcomes her twins.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for hard hitting crime drama series “Scoop” from acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”). Based on journalist Jigna Vora’s 2019 memoir “Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison,” the series is created by Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (“Thappad”). The book recounts how renowned journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was murdered by members of the Chhota Rajan gang in 2011. A few months later, fellow journalist and crime reporter Vora was arrested in connection with the murder.  “Scoop” marks Mehta and Netflix’s maiden partnership and the series is set up as the first season of a franchise. Mehta has directed all six episodes of the first season.