Io capitano
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatteo Garrone
Written by
Produced by
  • Matteo Garrone
  • Paolo Del Brocco
Starring
CinematographyPaolo Carnera[1]
Edited byMarco Spoletini[1]
Music byAndrea Farri[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) (Venice)
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Italy)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • France
Languages
Budget€11 million
Box office$5.5 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 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. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and chosen as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[5] being one of the 15 finalist films in the December shortlist.[6]

Plot

Two young Senegalese men, Seydou and Moussa, travel from Dakar to Europe.[3]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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).[9][10] The project had a budget of approximately €11.2 million.[11]

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

Release

Io capitano was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[14] 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.[7]

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.[15][16]

Reception

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.[17]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[18] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[19]

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.[20] 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."[21] 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."[22]

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."[23] 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."[24] 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."[25]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Io capitano
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards 10 March 2024 Best International Feature Film Io capitano Shortlisted [26]
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Golden Lion Nominated [27]
[28]
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
San Sebastián International Film Festival 30 September 2023 City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film Io capitano Won [29]
Ghent International Film Festival 21 October 2023 Best Film Nominated [30]
European Film Awards 9 December 2023 Best Film Io capitano Nominated [31]
Best Director Matteo Garrone Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival 15 January 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Io Capitano Pending [32]
Golden Globe Awards 7 January 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [33]
Satellite Awards 18 February 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Pending

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Io Capitano". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Io Capitano (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Grater, Tom (21 March 2022). "UK Comedy 'Seize Them!' Unveils Cast; Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Underway; Rasika Dugal Wraps UK Shoot – Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Venezia 80, i premi: Premio della regia a Garrone per Io Capitano". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (20 September 2023). "Oscars: Italy Submits 'Io Capitano' For Best International Film". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ↑ Bergeson, Samantha (21 December 2023). "2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut". IndieWire. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (26 July 2023). "Matteo Garrone's Venice-Bound 'Io Capitano' Depicts Odyssey of African Migrants to Europe 'From Their Point of View,' Director Says (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "'Io capitano', al via le riprese del nuovo film di Matteo Garrone". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Io capitano film poster
  10. ↑ Sardelli, Monica (8 September 2023). "A 'Io Capitano' di Matteo Garrone il Leoncino d'Oro di Venezia 80". Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Alò, Francesco (30 August 2023). "Festival Venezia, i film italiani in gara: dai titoli ai budget e i registi". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Locatelli, Silvia (6 September 2023). "Seydou Sarr e Moustapha Fall, due belle scoperte protagonisti di Io, capitano di Garrone". Elle (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  13. ↑ D'Amore, Eleonora (12 February 2022). "Matteo Garrone sul set per il nuovo film "Io, Capitano", girerà per la prima volta fuori dall'Italia". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 July 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Ntim, Zac; Wiseman, Andreas (15 September 2023). "Watch Video Of Pope Francis Moved By Special Screening Of Immigrant Story & Venice Winner 'Io Capitano'". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Glatz, Carol (15 September 2023). "Pope meets award-winning actor, director of film on migrants". Catholic Review. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ↑ Attanasio, Luca (11 September 2023). "Matteo Garrone: "Non si può più accettare che si rischi la vita per emigrare"". Domani (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Io Capitano". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Io Capitano". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Lodge, Guy (6 September 2023). "'Me Captain' Review: Matteo Garrone's Migrant Epic Feels Like a Complete Odyssey Even Before Reaching the Shore". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  21. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (7 September 2023). "'Io Capitano' Review: Tragedy and Grace Are Marbled Together in Matteo Garrone's Moving Migration Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  22. ↑ Wise, Damon (6 September 2023). "'Io Capitano' Review: A Gritty, Heartbreaking Study Of Migrant Dreams From Italy's Matteo Garrone – Venice Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  23. ↑ Pasquini, Mattia (6 September 2023). "Io Capitano, la recensione del viaggio della speranza di Matteo Garrone". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  24. ↑ Turrini, Davide (6 September 2023). "Festival di Venezia, Matteo Garrone vuol vincere il Leone d'Oro. Io Capitano è un film potentissimo". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  25. ↑ Mereghetti, Paolo (9 July 2023). "Le pagelle del Mereghetti: Io capitano, l'odissea africana di Garrone trasfigura la tragedia in favola (voto 7 e 1/2)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  26. ↑ Davis, Clayton (21 December 2023). "Oscar Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories: 'Barbie' Leads the Way". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  27. ↑ Gularte, Alejandra (9 September 2023). "Poor Thing, Yorgos Lanthimos Wins Golden Lion at the Venice". Vulture. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "Venezia 80 Competition". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "La película de Bayona 'La sociedad de la nieve' gana el Premio del Público del Zinemaldia". Noticias de Navarra. 30 September 2023.
  30. ↑ Aerts, Ruben (21 September 2023). "Film Fest Gent verwelkomt 25 unieke kortfilms, Fien Troch en 'Poor things'". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  31. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (7 November 2023). "Oscar Contenders 'Zone of Interest,' 'Io Capitano,' 'Fallen Leaves' Among 2023 European Film Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  32. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (16 November 2023). "Emma Stone to Receive Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award at Palm Springs International Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  33. ↑ Hipes, Patrick; Andreeva, Nellie (11 December 2023). "Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV". Deadline. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  34. ↑ Ravarino, Ilaria (6 September 2023). "Il direttore casting di Io, Capitano: "Visto negato, umiliato dall'Italia"". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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