Sarr won the Marcello Mastroianni prize for best emerging actor at the Venice Film Festival, where the film premiered. In real life, the actors had little knowledge of the horrors of the migrant route before they began filming in their native Senegal. "Matteo made this movie to let you see what happens in fact, the reality of what we (Africans) suffer to come to Europe,'' Sarr said. His dream is that “Io Capitano” will influence migrant policy around the globe by focusing public attention on the often untold-horrors. Kouassi, the two young actors and the director are currently in the United States promoting “Io Capitano” in its Oscar campaign.

Source: Libya Today February 16, 2024 09:55 UTC