Comandante (2023 film)
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| Directed by | Edoardo De Angelis |
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| Starring | Pierfrancesco Favino |
| Cinematography | Ferran Paredes Rubio |
| Edited by | Lorenzo Peluso |
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| Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Box office | $3.8 million |
Comandante is a 2023 Italian war drama film co-written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis and starring Pierfrancesco Favino. The film tells an episode of the Battle of the Atlantic, when the Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo, and Cappellini's commander Salvatore Todaro (Favino) decided to disobey orders and to rescue the Kabalo's crew, being forced to navigate on the surface for three days, making the ship an easy target for enemies. The film opened the 80th Venice Film Festival on 30 August 2023.