Io Capitano fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Nerve-racking
Io Capitano is nerve-racking.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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Io Capitano is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 1 min
Io Capitano runs 2 h 1 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Io Capitano higher (88) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Italian, with some Wolof, French, English. Produced in Belgium, France, Italy.
+50GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Io Capitano in 64 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for Io Capitano, including Ass Shove, Bittersweet Ending, Crossing the Desert.
7.6
