Io Capitano

Production Year: 2023

Film Duration: 124 minutes

Directed by: Matteo Garrone

Country: Italy

Summary:
Two young men, Sido and Moussa, decide to migrate to Europe, leaving Dakar on a perilous journey with the hope of reaching the shores of Europe.

Director’s Biography:
Matteo Garrone, born in 1968, initiated his career as a camera assistant.
In 1996, his film “Imagination” earned him the Best Short Film award at the Sacher Film Festival. In 2008, “Gomorra” won the Grand Prize at Cannes, securing six European Film Awards.
Subsequently, his film “Reality” (2012) received the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes.

Cast: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawagodo, Hichem Yacoubi, Doodou Sagna, Khady Sy, Bamar Kane, Cheick Oumar Diaw.