(2023, Italia, 120')
Salvatore Todaro commands the submarine Cappellini of the Royal Italian Navy. In October 1940, while navigating in the Atlantic at night, he encounters an unlit merchant ship, the Kabalo, of Belgian nationality, which suddenly opens fire on the submarine. A brief and violent battle ensues, in which Todaro prevails over the merchant ship, sinking it with cannon fire. At that moment, he makes a historic decision: to save the twenty-six Belgian survivors and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor, as prescribed by the law of the sea. The operation is very dangerous and could jeopardize the lives of the Commander and the entire crew: the submarine will have to navigate on the surface for three days, making itself visible to enemy forces.
Born in Naples in 1978, Edoardo De Angelis is a director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2006, he graduated in directing from the Experimental Cinematography Center. His first film, Mozzarella Stories, was released in 2011, followed by Perez in 2014. Indivisibili, from 2016, presented at the Giornate degli Autori, won several awards, including the Pasinetti Award for Best Film, six David di Donatello awards, six Nastri d’Argento awards, a Golden Globe, and 8 Ciak d’Oro awards. He then directed Il vizio della speranza, Natale in casa Cupiello, Non ti pago, Sabato, domenica e lunedì, and La vita bugiarda degli adulti. In the fall of 2022, the novel Comandante, co-written with Sandro Veronesi, was released by Bompiani.
