OctogenarianBellocchioisfollowing2019hitTheTraitorwithanotherhistoricaldrama,aboutaJewishboyin1858whoiskidnappedandconvertedtoCatholicism(thefilm’soriginaltitlewasTheConversion).Italy’sKavac,France’sAdVitamandTheMatchFactory’sproductionarmMatchFactoryProductionsshottheItalian-languagefilminsummerlastyearinItalyandFrance.Bellocchio’slastthreefeatureshavedebutedinCannes;thepreviousthreestartedinVenice.