Emanuela Orlandi, la disparue du Vatican
Original title: Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
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A 15 year-old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican.A 15 year-old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican.A 15 year-old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
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I heard about this case before but I didn't know all that facts, it was very interesting to watch, well filmed, big secrets of Vatican mafia. The only one question- why Emanuela was kidnapped and for what... Terrible 39 years for family to live in that horror. I think that Vatican should reveal the secret of what happened that day and make the family of Emanuela find a peace. Is it possible to have next Pope who will broke the ice and tell the truth to all who follow this case for many years, not only in Italy but in whole world who was shocked to know that in Vatican was kidnapped a child...?
I've appreciated the courage of the journalists and the reconstruction of this very muddy story.
It is a little bit too kitsch in some passages, but it is very useful and well mounted.
I hope that this will contribute to re-open the case and to give some relief to this very suffering family.
It is not known whether this new media attention will even succeed in reopening the judicial investigation, which had been archived for years: "Difficult - declares Pietro Orlandi - until I find a magistrate who wants to put his finger on and start over to get to understand. So far. There was no one. Someone tried. But then he was excluded from the case. The Vatican suits everyone and everyone suits the Vatican.
It is a little bit too kitsch in some passages, but it is very useful and well mounted.
I hope that this will contribute to re-open the case and to give some relief to this very suffering family.
It is not known whether this new media attention will even succeed in reopening the judicial investigation, which had been archived for years: "Difficult - declares Pietro Orlandi - until I find a magistrate who wants to put his finger on and start over to get to understand. So far. There was no one. Someone tried. But then he was excluded from the case. The Vatican suits everyone and everyone suits the Vatican.
If you are looking for a great mystery story around the Vatican this is for you. Not about its history but showing one of the greatest powerful scandals that has never been confirmed by these church authorities.
It's a well done documentary which has been worked out with each possible kidnapping theory about the Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi.
Until today nobody heard the truth behind this criminal case. I was never boring.
My rating for these series of 7 out 10 matches the actual one of 7.2.
God stays Emanuela near to her.
If you are interested in intriguing true stories don't miss My Daughters Killer or The Serpent.
It's a well done documentary which has been worked out with each possible kidnapping theory about the Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi.
Until today nobody heard the truth behind this criminal case. I was never boring.
My rating for these series of 7 out 10 matches the actual one of 7.2.
God stays Emanuela near to her.
If you are interested in intriguing true stories don't miss My Daughters Killer or The Serpent.
Premix: as a non-italian, I would have probably given a lower rating. However, everyone living in Italy knows the importance of this story in the Italian "pop" culture, and how important it is to keep talking about it.
The story narrated is incredibly interesting, and the docu-series helps re-ordering the puzzle which has been unfolded in the last 35 years. A puzzle with various and different pieces: a story of a missing girl, a story with intertwined religious and political powers, a story of corruption, a story of a family which never loses faith.
However, although the docu-series lucidly describes all the different theories behind this case, it does not really add anything new to what is already known, a part from the very last new witness in the last episode, giving a sense of "I whish but I couldn't" as soon as the last episode ends.
On the production side, the docu-series is well done, though it was probably way over-streched: some specific episodes received way too much importance, and the cut-scenes were all over the places and way over used throughout all the episodes, ending up boring the viewer.
Nevertheless, if someone is able to overcome these issue, and to focus on the main point of the story, she will be able to better understand what is behind one of the biggest scandal in Vatican's history, and to witness the tragic story of Emanuela Orlandi.
Let's hope the truth will come out sooner or later.
The story narrated is incredibly interesting, and the docu-series helps re-ordering the puzzle which has been unfolded in the last 35 years. A puzzle with various and different pieces: a story of a missing girl, a story with intertwined religious and political powers, a story of corruption, a story of a family which never loses faith.
However, although the docu-series lucidly describes all the different theories behind this case, it does not really add anything new to what is already known, a part from the very last new witness in the last episode, giving a sense of "I whish but I couldn't" as soon as the last episode ends.
On the production side, the docu-series is well done, though it was probably way over-streched: some specific episodes received way too much importance, and the cut-scenes were all over the places and way over used throughout all the episodes, ending up boring the viewer.
Nevertheless, if someone is able to overcome these issue, and to focus on the main point of the story, she will be able to better understand what is behind one of the biggest scandal in Vatican's history, and to witness the tragic story of Emanuela Orlandi.
Let's hope the truth will come out sooner or later.
An extraordinary documentary about how The Vatican covered up the disappearance of one of their own. I thought I knew a lot about The Church's corruption, turns out covering up hundreds of years of paedophilia was just the beginning. Their links to organised crime, international political corruption, potential human trafficking are all on show. However at the centre, is a real, grieving family who dedicated their lives to this organisation and still have no answers, 40 years on. Every person needs to know this story. Especially every Catholic.
If you thought the British Royal Family was a mess, Trump's America a ridiculous reality show, and the circumstances around JFK's death a puzzle, welcome to the Vatican!
If you thought the British Royal Family was a mess, Trump's America a ridiculous reality show, and the circumstances around JFK's death a puzzle, welcome to the Vatican!
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