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The Commander (2023)

The Commander (2023)

Drama History War
Release Date: 2023, October 31
Directors: Edoardo De Angelis
Countries: Belgium, Italy
Production: Indigo Film, RAI Cinema, O'Groove, Tramp, VGroove, Wise srl, Bedside Productions, MiC, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Apulia Film Commission, Regione Campania
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Paolo Bonacelli, Giuseppe Lo Piccolo, Olivier Langhendries, Luke Chikovani, Lucas Tavernier, Giacomo Bottoni, Giulio Greco, Pietro Angelini, Johan Heldenbergh, Mario Russo, Silvia D'Amico

Overview:

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.

Keywords:

world war ii 1940s submarine navy