“Io Capitano”

October 9, 2024 

Times: Refreshments are served from 6:30 p.m., & Screening starts from 7:00 p.m.

The Askew Student Life Center, Student Life Cinema

Florida State University

Please join us for an event organized jointly between French, Italian & Art History programs to screen & discuss the film “Io Capitano,” directed by Matteo Garrone.

The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film’s themes & representation of migration.

Synopsis: “Io Capitano,” Directed by Matteo Garrone & released in 2023, is the epic story of a teenage boy who, together with his cousin, decides to leave Dakar in Senegal & make his way to Europe ( Italy ). A contemporary Odyssey in which the protagonist must overcome a series of obstacles & in the process is transformed from a human, to a commodity, to an animal, finally becoming a hero. Passing through Niger, Libya & grand adventures through the dangers of the desert & the sea, the ambiguities & contradictions of human beings, in which dreams, hopes & the ambitions of the main characters turn into a struggle for survival, where there is no space for piety.
 

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6fLvLN2EqM