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The kidnapping of Arabella (second feature)

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The kidnapping of Arabella (Il rapimento di Arabella)

The kidnapping of Arabella (Il rapimento di Arabella)

original title:

Il rapimento di Arabella

directed by:

Carolina Cavalli

cast:

Benedetta Porcaroli, Lucrezia Guglielmino, Chris Pine

screenplay:

Carolina Cavalli

editing:

Babak Jalali

producer:

Annamaria Morelli, Antonio Celsi, Massimiliano Orfei, Luisa Borella, Davide Novelli

production:

Elsinore Film, The Apartment, PiperFilm, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, Fondazione Veneto Film Commission

distribution:

PiperFilm [Italy]

world sales:

Piper Film [Italy], Charades [France]

country:

Italy

year:

2025

film run:

107'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (22/07/2025)

festivals & awards:

The film is about a 28-year-old woman who has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin and disappointed in her life’s trajectory until she meets a little girl named Arabella. Convinced the child is her younger self, she sets out to change her fate.