IO CAPITANO
Academy Award Nominee for Best International Feature Film, writer-director Matteo Garrone’s IO CAPITANO examines the immigration experience through a treacherous, cinematographically epic odyssey from West Africa to Italy.
SHOWTIMES
MAR 29 | FRI
7:20 p.m.
MAR 30 | SAT
11:50 a.m., 4:50 p.m.
MAR 31 | SUN
2:20, 7:20 p.m.
APR 1 | MON
4:50 p.m.
APR 2 | TUE
7:20 p.m.
APR 3 | WED
4:50 p.m.
APR 4 | THU
4:50 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
Academy Award Nominee for Best International Feature Film. In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Dogman) presents a “reverse shot” of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through a labyrinth of checkpoints, the scorched Saharan desert, a fetid North African prison and the vast waters of the Mediterranean where thousands have died packed inside vessels barely fit for passage.
Director
Matteo Garrone
WITH
Run Time
2 hours, 1 minute
Released
February 23, 2024
Distributed by
Cohen Media Group
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitles / Open Captions
Additional options TBA
Country
Italy, Belgium, France
SUBTITLES
Wolof and French with English Subtitles
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
REVIEWS
“A grand, honestly felt emotional sweep… Garrone’s most robust, purely satisfying filmmaking since his international breakthrough with Gomorrah 15 years ago.”
“Critic’s Pick. Matteo Garrone’s Stunning Film Puts a Human Face on the Migrant Crisis.”