Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Academy Awards, Io Capitano is a heartbreaking odyssey that captures the African immigrant experience through the harrowing journey of two Senegalese teenagers. The story does take a while to get going and gets more n more disturbing as it progresses but the performances are so powerful, arresting & convincing that we as viewers are thoroughly invested in their plight & predicament. The ending however is a mixed bag, for the director is unwilling to tackle the harsh realities of the African immigration to Europe crisis, thus rendering the whole picture gripping in its portrait yet toothless in its impression.
Review of Io Capitano
