Io capitano (2023)

Directors

Matteo Garrone

Cast

Affif Ben Badra, Cheikh Ndiaye, Hichem Yacoubi, Isaka Sawadogo, Joseph Beddelem, Mariam Kaba, Oumar Diaw, Princess Erika

The story

Seydou and Moussa, two teenage cousins living in Dakar, dream of escaping poverty and have made plans to leave their hometown for Italy, against the advice of local men and expressed wishes of Seydou's mother. After consulting a local shaman, the boys leave in the night and make their way to Mali, purchasing false passports from an English speaker at a rest stop. The forgery is discovered by a soldier at the border, who accepts a bribe in order to let them through.

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