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Season 1 – Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

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In Rome, Emanuela Orlandi, 15, vanishes after leaving a music lesson, embroiling the Vatican in a decades-old mystery.

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Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — Season 1

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Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) 10/20/2022
2/5
The garlanding of a terrible crime is unfortunate because, at the centre of the case, is a family buffeted by ongoing loss and grief. Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof 02/09/2023
3.5/5
The most interesting angle is how a disappearance is capable of revealing a lot about Italy and its characteristic coexistence of extreme forces, from politics and business to religion and organized crime. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
M. Canales El Mundo (Spain) 01/23/2023
Reveals the ins and outs of one of the biggest scandals in which the Vatican has been involved. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Celina I @RT30835883 03/05/2025 This true story unfortunately shows the power the Chruch have always held. Only when people move away from giving religious organizations so much power then we might see some change. Corruption is everywhere, we cannot blindly follow leaders. See more Mark B @RT14053657 03/29/2023 There is a lot of complexity to the story but the bottom line is that a teen girl was abducted inside Vatican City for political agenda against the Vatican, and the Catholic officials from the Pope on down did absolutely nothing - oh wait, they did more than nothing because they covered things up at great cost to the girl's family (let alone the death of the teen). What should strike the intelligent person is just how much oligarchic forces will do in order to push for power and money, and just how much common people will get caught being pawns for these forces. The honest person/public should demand answers (and retribution). Another thing that's interesting is people who call themselves Christian would help cover-up crimes and protect criminals thinking that they are actually doing something good. The Bible says "cursed is the man that trusteth in man" (Jeremiah 17:5). Draw your own conclusions, and I'd also suggest Proverbs 21:2-4. See more Anthony L @RT87380129 12/23/2022 I enjoyed this very much. I do have some questions I would like answered: If she did reside and die in London, would British Authorities have a record of a death at that residence? Paper trail If they had to move a body over French airspace, they would have to have had a passport, correct? Paper trail 2 girls with similar features disappear without a trace around the same time could also link to the possibility of a serial killer. Did any other girls disappear in that region with similar features? That one guy no one believes seems to know a lot about the first disappearance. Many serial killers like to insert themselves into the cases for the attention. How did the Vatican phone service work back then? Was the phone service entirely dedicated to the Vatican, or was it also routed through Rome? Why? Could the Vatican listen to phone calls of the residents? Obviously, they wouldn't need a warrant, since they are a sovereign nation unto themselves. If so, they could've listened in on her calls to her friend to learn what she knew. I hope the family gets answers and that the Vatican stops hiding behind the veil of secrecy See more Holly S @HM_Tx 11/02/2022 This was very poorly done. They accuse organizations without proof by jumping around trying to connect unconnected crimes. I felt robbed of hours of my life with no resolution. This makes me wonder if any of the participants are selling books. Netflix though is always trying to put messaging inside of their documentaries. It's getting old. See more Read all reviews
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 20, 2022 Part 1 On a night in June, Vatican City teenager Emanuela Orlandi disappears; then, words from Pope John Paul II and a strange caller complicate matters. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 20, 2022 Part 2 A promising lead in a Luxembourg convent goes nowhere; a startling connection between the Vatican and the Italian Mafia is uncovered 10 years later. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 20, 2022 Part 3 A man steps forward claiming to have orchestrated the kidnapping of Emanuela; however, the more he reveals, the more his credibility comes into question. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 20, 2022 Part 4 Following the Vatileaks scandal, a journalist discovers new evidence suggesting the Vatican may have withheld information regarding Emanuela's fate. Details
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Season Info

Director
Mark Lewis
Screenwriter
Mark Lewis
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
Italian
Release Date
Oct 20, 2022
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