Io capitano

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Io capitano
File:Io capitano 2023 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Matteo Garrone
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  • Matteo Garrone
  • Paolo Del Brocco
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  • Seydou Sarr
  • Moustapha Fall
Music by Andrea Farri[1]
Cinematography Paolo Carnera[1]
Edited by Marco Spoletini[1]
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release dates
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  • 6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) (Venice)
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Italy)
Running time
 121 minutes[1]
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  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • France
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Budget €11 million
Box office $6.5 million[2]

Io capitano (lit. Me Captain) is a 2023 drama film directed by Matteo Garrone, from a screenplay written by Garrone with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.[3]

The film, an international co-production between Italy, Belgium and France, is based on an original idea by Garrone and is inspired by actual stories of migrants' African routes to Europe. It was shot in Senegal, Morocco and Italy.

It competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion for Matteo Garrone's direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Seydou Sarr's performance.[4] It was released in Italy on 7 September 2023. Io Capitano received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Plot

Seydou and Moussa, two Senegalese teenagers, leave their hometown Dakar to reach Italy and escape poverty. They transit through Mali equipped with a false passport and, although the scam is discovered by a policeman, they avoid prison in exchange for 50 dollars. Once in Niger, they face the desert until they enter Libya, where they are arrested and taken to separate detention centres.

Seydou is subjected to torture but manages to get out, as another inmate pushes him to offer himself as a bricklayer like him. Having worked well, both are released and their trip to Tripoli is paid for. In the Libyan capital, Seydou meets Moussa, with whom he resumes his journey towards Europe.

When they turn to a fixer, Ahmed, who organizes the crossings in the Mediterranean Sea, not having enough money, they are offered only one option: Seydou will have to drive the boat. Instructed by Ahmed on how to steer the vehicle, Seydou manages to lead all the passengers safely to Sicily.

Cast

  • Seydou Sarr as Seydou
  • Moustapha Fall as Moussa
  • Issaka Sawagodo
  • Hichem Yacoubi
  • Doodou Sagna
  • Khady Sy
  • Bamar Kane
  • Cheick Oumar Diaw[1]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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).[7][8] The project had a budget of approximately €11.2 million.[9]

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.[10] Principal photography began in Dakar, Senegal. The production, which lasted for 13 weeks, also took place in Morocco and Italy.[3][11]

Release

Io capitano was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[12] where it had its world premiere on 6 September 2023.[1] World sales are handled by Pathé International. The film was theatrically released in Italy on 7 September 2023 by 01 Distribution.[5] The film will be released by Cohen Media Group in the United States on 23 February 2024.[13]

A special screening of the film took place at the Vatican on 14 September 2023. Garrone and the cast of the film were in attendance, where they were granted an audience with Pope Francis at his Domus Sanctae Marthae residence.[14][15]

Reception

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The direction of Matteo Garrone was critically acclaimed during the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Critical response

During its premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, the film received a standing ovation of 13 minutes.[16]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A journey toward hope, Io Capitano perambulates through the ravishing Saharan landscape encountering the most sublime and debased corners of humanity".[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]

Guy Lodge of Variety reflected on the theme of the film by reporting that, compared to other European film projects dealing with African emigration to Europe, it is seen "not as a setting but as an almost mythical goal." Lodge states that the director proves to be "more robust and fulfilling" than in previous projects, and that although the film in some scenes presents "Western aesthetics and narrative instincts," it is "hard not to get caught up in the film's great emotional range" supported by the skill of actor Seydou Sarr.[19] Leslie Felperin, reviewing the film for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that despite the presence of "dazzling landscapes," the film "always keeps the focus on human beings," sensing a "tension between the everyday world and the spiritual dimension, a blurring that is often a characteristic of West African cinema," due to the fact that "Garrone cares about making us think until the last moment of the film."[20] Deadline Hollywood journalist Damon Wise has described the cinematic technique adopted for the film as "impeccable," writing that cinematographer Paolo Carnera was able to convey "a surprising and engaging immediacy." Wise also says that "the film's greatest merit" was the cast of actors who are able to make the project "authentic at every stage of its audacious journey."[21]

For Italian film critic Mattia Pasquini of Ciak gave the film four stars out of five, writing that the most important factor is the "intellectual and design honesty" in which the director makes "the choice to limit his authorship." The journalist reported that although the film sidesteped some "dramatic possibilities" and presents a "mechanical" narrative in some scenes, the end result is constituted of "legitimate and uncritical choices that make the film ideologically unassailable."[22] Davide Turrini of Il Fatto Quotidiano stated that in the film "the immediate structural reference is to the Odyssey" in which "the fragile and soft innocence of the two protagonists" are "prevented from being a community of solidarity."[23] Paolo Mereghetti, reviewing the film for Corriere della Sera, wrote that the film is able to "always remain at protagonist height, identifying with their gaze, avoiding any preachy attitude" transfiguring "tragedy through the power of fantasy and fable."[24]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards 10 March 2024 Best International Feature Film Io capitano Pending [25]
European Film Awards 9 December 2023 Best Film Nominated [26]
Best Director Matteo Garrone Nominated
Ghent International Film Festival 21 October 2023 Best Film Io capitano Nominated [27]
Golden Globe Awards 7 January 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [28]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 15 January 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [29]
San Sebastián International Film Festival 30 September 2023 City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film Won [30]
Satellite Awards 18 February 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Pending [31]
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Golden Lion Nominated [32]
[33]
CICT - UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award Won
Civitas Award Won
Edipo Re Award Won
FEDIC Award Won
Francesco Pasinetti Award Won
ImpACT Award Won
Lanterna Magica Award Won
Leoncino d'Oro Award Won
Silver Lion for Best Director Matteo Garrone Won
Marcello Mastroianni Award Seydou Sarr Won
La Pellicola d'Oro Award - Best Production Director Claudia Cravotta Won
Premio Soundtrack Stars Award - Best Soundtrack Andrea Farri Won

Controversy

During the 80th Venice International Film Festival, casting director Henri-Didier Njikam was denied an entry visa by the Italian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, because there were no guarantees that he would leave Italian territory once he entered. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Roma, Njikam said the fact was perceived as "an act of racism" as "the embassy justified the refusal by claiming that there were no guarantees that I would leave Italian territory once I entered, in Venice. They basically treated me as a migrant, as if I wanted to take advantage of the situation to escape. But I have a job, a professional card from the Moroccan Film Center. And, frankly, if I wanted to work in Europe, I would have already done so," and that the entity "did not look at my resume or my documents, only the color of my skin. [...] This problem exists only with the Italian embassy in Morocco, because my colleagues from Ghana and the Ivory Coast were able to leave. If I had been white, I don't think I would have been treated this way."[34]

See also

References

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External links

  • Io capitano at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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