Io Capitano

Io Capitano

Italy’s Oscar Submission – Nominated for Best International Feature

Writer-director Garrone presents a “reverse shot” of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through a labyrinth of checkpoints, the scorched Saharan desert, a fetid North African prison and the vast waters of the Mediterranean where thousands have died packed inside vessels barely fit for passage.

Directed by Matteo Garrone
Written by Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini, Massimo Gaudioso
Starring Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo
2h 1m