Comandante

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 edition of the Venice Film Festival. Cast Pierfrancesco Favino as Salvatore Todaro Johan Heldenbergh as Georges Vogels Johannes Wirix-speetjens as Jacques Reclercq Silvia D'Amico Paolo Bonacelli 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 in emersion for three days, making the ship an easy target for enemies. Production The filming began on 5 September 2022 in Taranto.