Cohen Media Group Units Launch For ‘Io Capitano’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group has set Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone’s newest pic, Io Capitano, for a nationwide launch. 

The movie — which has been shortlisted as Italy’s submission for the Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Oscar — will roll out nationwide on February 23. 

An Italy-Belgium-France co-production, the well timed drama tells the story of the adventurous journey of Seydou and Moussa, two younger males who depart Dakar to make their option to Europe. Synopsis reads: Io Capitano is a up to date Odyssey by means of the risks of the desert, the horrors of the detention facilities in Libya, and the perils of the ocean.

The movie world premiered to essential acclaim in Competitors in Venice, successful Greatest Director for Garrone, Greatest Younger Star for co-star Seydou Sarr, and Greatest Manufacturing Director for Claudia Cravotta. The pic is the primary movie Garrone — a two-time Cannes jury prize winner — screened in competitors at Venice.

The Deadline overview out of Venice describes the movie as “a blisteringly topical drama” that may very well be Garrone’s “greatest” movie up to now in a filmography that additionally contains Gomorrah, Story of Tales, and Dogman.

“Matteo Garrone’s highly effective and well timed movie pulls on the heartstrings as a robust exploration of human resilience. We’re thrilled to have the ability to share IO CAPITANO with audiences nationwide,” stated Justin DiPietro, Cohen Media Group’s Head of Distribution. 

The movie was launched in Italian cinemas by way of 01 Distribution on September 7 on 200 screens and got here amid a fierce debate in Italy over authorities coverage surrounding refugees and unlawful immigration. The movie was promptly expanded to 350 screens following a profitable opening with takings over $1.2 million.