A new film about the 1973 kidnapping
of John Paul Getty III by the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia will
begin shooting in Rome later this year and the cast includes Al
Pacino and Katie Holmes, the producers said Thursday.
Unlike Ridley Scott's 2017 drama on the case All The Money In
The World, the new feature titled Captivated produced by
Alessandro Iervolino and directed by Dito Montiel focuses on the
relationship between an 'Ndrangheta boss played by Pacino and
the victim's mother played by Holmes.
"They are two souls from completely different worlds, united by
a tragedy that will change their lives forever," the official
plot description reads.
"In a climate of psychological tension and subtle desire, a
seductive chess game is played between them that adds a crucial
element to the mystery of the kidnapping."
John Paul Getty III was the grandson of American oil tycoon J.
Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world.
While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the
'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom.
His grandfather was reluctant to pay, but, after John Paul Getty
III's severed ear was received by a newspaper, the grandfather
negotiated a payment of $2.2 million, and Getty was released
five months after being kidnapped.
Getty subsequently developed an addiction to alcohol and other
drugs, leading to an overdose and stroke in 1981 which left him
severely disabled for the rest of his life, which ended at the
age of 54 on February 5, 2011.
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