A thrilling phantasmagorical journey of two teenagers towards their dream of Europe and fame.
Me Captain
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30 Mar 2024
- Age restrictions
- 18+
Io capitano
2023, Matteo Garrone
Italy–Belgium–France
121 minutes, Wolof with Russian subtitles
Starring: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo, Hichem Yacoubi
16-year-old Seydou dreams of a real music career, and his cousin Moussa encourages him to fast-track it by leaving his native Dakar and finding a way to get to Europe. The cousins have no idea what trials await them on the long journey through the Sahara, refugee camps and the gruesome machinations of human traffickers.
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Shot from Me Captain, 2023
Garrone invites you into a story and demands your attention with visual clarity and narrative urgency. Yet his great strength here is the tenderness of his touch.
— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
The story of two Senegalese migrants could have been a sombre, didactic drama, but the director turns it into an epic and colourful, almost adventurous modern odyssey. The protagonist is played by Senegalese TikTok star Seydou Sarr.