Io Capitano

Io Capitano (2023)

Io capitano

Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.

Date of release
2023-09-07
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (861)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director
Matteo Garrone

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Marsala, Dakar, and Casablanca
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 6. Including: Silver Lion; Marcello Mastroianni Award

Io capitano is a 2023 drama film directed by Matteo Garrone, from a screenplay written by Garrone with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.

Production

Io capitano is based on an original idea by director Matteo Garrone, who wrote the screenplay with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri. The script is based on the stories of emigration from Africa to Europe by Kouassi Pli Adama Mamadou, Arnaud Zohin, Amara Fofana, Brhane Tareke, and Siaka Doumbia.

The film was produced by Archimede, Rai Cinema, Tarantula, Pathé and Logical Content Ventures, in coproduction with RTBF, VOO-BE TV, Proximus and Shelter Prod, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Film and Audiovisual Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, taxshelter.be, ING, and the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government, and the participation of Canal+, Ciné+ and Wallimage (Wallonia).

The castings, under the direction of Henri-Didier Njikam, took place on the African continent, and features Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall, originally from Dakar, at ages 17 and 18, respectively. Principal photography began in Dakar, Senegal. The production, which lasted for 13 weeks, also took place in Morocco and Italy. The film was shot in sequence, beginning with two and a half weeks in Senegal and four weeks in the desert.

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