The Kidnapping of Arabella

About The Kidnapping of Arabella

Holly spends days at her dead-end job fantasizing about holes in the space-time continuum and wondering where her life went wrong. When she meets Arabella, an eight-year-old rebel hoping to run away from her self-absorbed author father, Holly becomes convinced their meeting is a cosmic sign, and that Arabella is, in fact, her past self sent back for a second chance.

Carolina Cavalli's The Kidnapping of Arabella is a 2025 drama film. Benedetta Porcaroli stars as Holly, Lucrezia Guglielmino as Arabella D., Chris Pine as Orest D., and Roberto Zibetti as Poliziotto.

Released in December 2025, it runs 107 minutes. Written by Carolina Cavalli. Production companies include Elsinore Film, Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, and Fondazione Veneto Film Commission.

Shelv files it under whimsical, exhilarated, enchant, and wonder.

Breaking Surface, How to Train Your Dragon, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 make useful companions to The Kidnapping of Arabella, all filed under amused.