I am Captain Of Matteo Garrone officially enters the five candidates for theOscar 2024 come Best International Film.
Garrone’s film, already awarded in Venice with the Leone d’argentotells the contemporary Odyssey of two kids who face a terrible and adventurous journey through the dangers of the desert, the horrors of the detention centers in Libya and the dangers of the sea, to reach Europe, the destination of their dreams.
The film is an Archimede production with Rai Cinema and Tarantula, with Pathé, Logical Content Ventures with the support of DGCA-MiC, with the participation of Canal+, Ciné+ in co-production with RTBF (Belgian Television), Voo-Be TV and Proximus. Starring Seydou Sarr (Mastroianni Award in Venice), Moustapha Fall, Ibrahim Gueye.
“A great success for Matteo Garrone. The nomination with ‘I Captain’ for the 2024 Oscars in the Best International Film category is in itself a recognition that fills us with pride. Thanks to his beautiful film, Italian cinema is under the international spotlight. I thank Rai Cinema for its commitment”. Thus the Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni regarding the announcement of the nominations for the 96th edition of the Oscars.
“This candidacy is an indication of the favorable moment that Italian cinema is experiencing. We will work hard to ensure that an ever-increasing number of quality works can undertake the same path of internationalization and success.” Thus commented the Director General of the DGCA Nicola Borrelli.
The night of the awards ceremony, which will be held next 10 March, I am Captain will compete for the coveted statuette with the Japanese Perfect Days, the British The Zone of Interestthe Spanish Society of the Snow and German The teachers’ Lounge.