---
title: 'Comandante (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edoardo De Angelis'
released: '2023-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/comandante-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23573936/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Comandante (2023)

2023 · 120 min · Drama, War, History · Italy


## Synopsis

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 sank 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edoardo De Angelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edoardo-de-angelis)
- **Screenplay:** [Edoardo De Angelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edoardo-de-angelis), [Sandro Veronesi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-veronesi)
- **Producer:** [Edoardo De Angelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edoardo-de-angelis), [Nicola Giuliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-giuliano), [Attilio De Razza](https://cinepixo.com/people/attilio-de-razza), [Pierpaolo Verga](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierpaolo-verga), [Viola Prestieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-prestieri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ferran Paredes Rubio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferran-paredes-rubio)

## Cast

- [Johan Heldenbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-heldenbergh)
- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli)
- [Massimiliano Rossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimiliano-rossi)
- [Pierfrancesco Favino](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierfrancesco-favino)
- [Silvia D'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvia-d-amico)
- [Johannes Wirix-Speetjens](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-wirix-speetjens)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/comandante-2023
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