Der Kommandant - Entscheidung im Atlantik
(2023)
Regisseur:
Edoardo De AngelisSchauspieler:
Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D'Amico, Arturo Muselli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Johannes Wirix, Pietro Angelini, Mario Russo, Cecilia Bertozzi, Paolo Bonacelli, Luca Chikovani, Lucas Tavernier, Giulio Greco, Arianna di ClaudioIm Kriegsjahr 1940 trifft das U-Boot Cappellini im Atlantik auf das bewaffnete belgische Handelsschiff Kabalo. Als es den Italienern gelingt, das unter britischer Flagge fahrende Schiff zu versenken, droht 26 Seeleuten der Tod durch Ertrinken. Doch entgegen seinen Anweisungen befiehlt der eigenwillige Kommandant Todaro, die Schiffbrüchigen zu retten. Weil aber wegen der begrenzten Räumlichkeiten einige von ihnen gezwungen sind, auf dem Kommandoturm zu bleiben, kann das Boot nicht abtauchen – und könnte jederzeit zur leichten Beute für feindliche Angriffe werden.
Eröffnungsfilm der Filmfestspiele Venedig 2023, nominiert für den goldenen Löwen.
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.
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.