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Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-Nominated ‘Io Capitano’ Gets Pan-African Theatrical Release Ahead of Tour With Director (EXCLUSIVE)
Matteo Garrone's Oscar-nominated 'Io Capitano' is gaining traction in theaters across Africa ahead of a Senegal tour with Garrone in tow.
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated immigration epic “ Io Capitano ” is gaining traction in movie theaters across the African continent, and will soon be touring villages in Senegal with the director in tow as part of an itinerant cinema initiative called Cinemovel. Shot over 13 weeks in Senegal, Italy and Morocco with a cast of non-professional actors, the Italian auteur’s latest feature — the title for which translates to “Me Captain” — narrates the Homeric journey of two young African men, Seydou and Moussa, who decide to leave the Senegalese capital of Dakar to go to Europe. Distributor Pathé BC started the film’s African rollout in Moroccan cinemas in January, followed by screenings in Tunisia, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Guinea, Mali and Togo.
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