Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #47. Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano

Io Capitano

After 2018’s Dogman and then 2019’s Pinocchio, Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone stirs his ship towards coming-of-age adventure drama territory. Filmed in Italy, Morocco and Senegal in March of ’22, Io Capitano features Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall. Perhaps Garrone, like Guillermo del Toro and David Lowery, is unafraid to move into adventure fantasy matter.

Gist: Written by Massimo Ceccherini, Massimo Gaudioso and Garrone, this tells the story of two young men, who leave Dakar for Europe.

Release Date/Prediction: We are thinking a Cannes premiere is the works – but this doesn’t across like a heavyweight contender. Perhaps an Out of Comp slot?