Tag: Me Captain

5 Questions for Matteo Garrone

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 10, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, International Oscars 2024, Interviews & Profiles |

Two African boys who dream of Europe cross the Sahara and the Mediterranean on a heroic journey in ‘Me Captain’. Italy’s Oscar entry from acclaimed filmmaker Matteo Garrone.

Io Capitano

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 6, 2023 | Festivals, International Oscars 2024, VENICE 2023 |

Director Matteo Garrone steps back from the edginess of stylized crime dramas and horror fantasies to recount the no less cruel and shocking journey made by two Senegalese teens to Europe in ‘Io Capitano’.