The Italian drama Io capitano follows the trek of two Senegalese men (Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall) to Europe. From Matteo Garrone (who last made Pinocchio with Roberto Benigni), the film premiered at Venice earlier this year and earned its maker the Silver Lion Prize (essentially Best Director). The nine reviews thus far on Rotten Tomatoes stand at 100%.
Already announced as Italy’s selection for Best International Feature, capitano will attempt to be the third feature from that nation to be nominated in the 21st century. The Great Beauty won the race in 2013 and The Hand of God was up in 2021.
While all write-ups thus far are positive, I’m not sure they’re strong enough that it will make the final five. I had this listed at #10 in my new update yesterday. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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