Comandante (2023 film)

Comandante is a 2023 Italian war drama film co-written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis and starring Pierfrancesco Favino. The film opened the 80th Venice Film Festival on 30 August 2023.

Plot
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 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.

Cast

 * Pierfrancesco Favino as Salvatore Todaro
 * Johan Heldenbergh as Georges Vogels
 * Johannes Wirix-speetjens as Jacques Reclercq
 * Silvia D'Amico as Rina Todaro
 * Paolo Bonacelli as Betti
 * as Vittorio Marcon

Production
Filming began on 5 September 2022 in Taranto.

Release
The film was selected as the opening film at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2023, replacing originally announced Challengers due to the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. It was theatrically released in Italy on 1st November 2023 by 01 Distribution (or 31 October as written in the promotional poster above).

Box office
Comandante grossed $3.8 million in Italy.