Io Capitano

Directed by Matteo Garrone
Not Rated
2023    2h 1mDrama, Adventure
7.696%88%
Rent for $5.99
Seydou, a teenage boy who, together with his cousin Moussa, decides to leave Dakar in Senegal and make his way to Europe. A contemporary Odyssey through the dangers of the desert, the horrors of the detention centers in Libya and the perils of the sea.

Cast of Io Capitano

  • Seydou SarrSeydou
  • Moustapha FallMoussa
  • Issaka SawadogoMartin
  • Hichem YacoubiAhmed
  • Doodou SagnaCharlatan
  • Khady SySeydou's Mother
  • Venus GueyeSeydou's Sister
  • Cheick Oumar DiawSisko
  • Joe LassanaPassport Man
  • Mamadou SaniPolice Officer at Niger Border
  • Bamar KaneBouba
  • Beatrice GnonkoFlying Woman
  • Flaure B.B. KaborePregnant Woman on Boat
  • Affif Ben BadraDesert Pick Up Driver
  • Observateur EbèneConnection Man
  • Jacky ZappaDetention Center Middle Man
  • Abdellah ElbkiriLibyan Buyer
  • Bidar AbdelahadPolice Officer in Desert
  • Mohamed Amine KihelLibyan Prison Guard
  • Mouhamed GayeLittle Angel
  • Cheikh NdiayeSenegalese Foyer Friend in Tripoli
  • Babacar DiopSenegalese Foyer Manager in Tripoli
  • Emilie AdamsSenegalese Foyer Woman in Tripoli
  • Princess ErikaWoman Caring for Pregnant Woman
  • Mariam KabaWoman in Boat
  • Aly NiangDoctor
  • Taha BenaimMedicine Seller
  • Didier NjikamLe Passeur (uncredited)
  • Ibrahima GueyeMigrant in Boat (uncredited)
  • Matteo GarroneDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Massimo GaudiosoWriter
  • Andrea TagliaferriWriter
  • Massimo CeccheriniWriter
  • Paolo Del BroccoProducer

Io Capitano Ratings & Reviews

  • Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025
    Two teenage Senegalese cousins leave home to trek their way to Europe. Their youth and naivete set sights for adventure, but reality sends the boys on a treacherous and dangerous journey traversing the Sahara desert, surviving a Libyan prison, and navigating the Mediterranean Sea. Reminded me a little of J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible especially during the stretch where the boys become separated. The harrowing journey makes for a gripping watch and the lead performance Seydou Sarr is moving. I would have loved an epilogue of some kind or at least one scene post the end of the journey.

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  • Io Capitano (US Trailer 1)
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