Io Capitano
DFI Cinema - Doha Film Institute
Matteo Garrone / Italy, Belgium, France / 2023 / 121 min / Unknown / Unknown / In Arabic, English, French, Wolof / Arabic, English subtitles
Themes: Drama
Rated: 
Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Dates And Timings
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Thu, Feb 13 - 7:00 PM
Museum of Islamic Art - Auditorium- Fee: 35 QAR
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Fri, Feb 14 - 7:00 PM
Museum of Islamic Art - Auditorium- Fee: 35 QAR
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Sat, Feb 15 - 7:00 PM
Museum of Islamic Art - Auditorium- Fee: 35 QAR
Description
In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Garrone presents a "reverse shot" of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy.
The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through a labyrinth of checkpoints, the scorched Saharan desert, a fetid North African prison and the vast waters of the Mediterranean, where thousands have died packed inside vessels barely fit for passage.