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ME CAPTAIN
IO CAPITANO
MATTEO GARRONE
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ME CAPTAIN
IO CAPITANO
MATTEO GARRONE
Country
ITALY
language
WOLOF | FRENCH
2023 year
121 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 05:00 PM/ Audi 7 PVR INOX ORION MALL
04.03.2024 / 05:15 PM/ Audi 10 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Io Capitano tells the story of the adventurous journey of Seydou and Moussa, two young men who leave Dakar to make their way to Europe. A contemporary Odyssey through the dangers of the desert, the horrors of the detention centers in Libya, and the perils of the sea.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Archimede, Rai Cinema, Tarantula, Pathé FIlms
Screenplay: Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, Andrea Tagliaferri
Director of Photography: Paolo Carnera
Editor: Marco Spoletini
Music: Andrea Farri
Sound: Maricetta Lombardo, Mirko Perri, Daniela Bassani
Cast: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawagodo, Hichem Yacoubi, Doodou Sagna, Khady Sy, Bamar Kane, Cheick Oumar Diaw
Awards - Winner: San Sebastián IFF (Best European Film), Venice FF (Best Young Actor - Seydou Sarr, Silver Lion - Best Director, Best Production Director, UNESCO Award), African-American Film Critics Association (Best International Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: 96th Academy Awards (nominated - Italy’s official entry for Best International Feature at the Oscars 2024), Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language), Venice FF (Golden Lion - Best Film), Palm Springs IFF (FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film)
Director's Biography
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MATTEO GARRONE

Matteo Garrone (b. 1968, Italy) gained recognition in 1996 for his short film SILHOUETTE, which won a prize at the Sacher Festival. His feature debut, TERRA DI MEZZO (1997), won the prize for best film at the Turin festival Cinema Giovani. AFTER THE EMBALMER (2002), which won a prize for just about every cinematographic aspect in Italy, his International art-house hit Gomorrah received a Golden Globe nomination and the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes.