Venice Film Festival announces its first films

 

The movie “Comandante” deals with the true story of the Italian captain Salvatore Todaro, who led a submarine to destroy a merchant ship loaded with weapons in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II, and after the success of his mission in the war,

stick to the principles of humanity,

He insisted on saving 25 of the sailors The Belgians of the sunken ship, to embark on a risky adventure after he had to sail on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and the lives of his men, before reaching them to safety.

The film will be shown globally for the first time on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival, corresponding to August 3.

In the Great Hall of the Cinema Palace on the Lido Island in Lake Venice.

And the director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, presented the opening film, saying: Within the framework of period films,

In which Italian cinema has invested significant production resources, Edoardo De Angelis' film resonates with unmistakable contemporary echoes.”

The true story of Captain Salvatore Todaro, who saved the lives of enemy sailors who survived the sinking of their merchant ship -

This endangered the safety of his submarine and his men - a strong call for the need to place the values ​​of morality and human solidarity before the strict logic of military protocol.”

Collective thanks

 

He added, “I thank author and producers Nicola Giuliano, Pierpaolo Verga and Paolo Del Brocco of Rai Cinema for accepting our invitation to open the XNUMXth Venice International Film Festival for the Biennale di Venezia.”

Eduardo de Angelis said: “It is a great honor for us to open the XNUMXth edition of the Venice International Film Festival, Comandante is a film that speaks of strength and Salvatore Todaro embodies his great form: to fight the enemy without ever forgetting

They are human. Ready to defeat them but also to save them and their lives as stipulated by the Law of the Sea. Because this is the way it has always been done and always will be done

Poster for the Venice Film Festival