Matteo Garrone, lesson in cinema and Italian pride: in “I Captain” immigration does not erase hope

The two wars that bloody our days will not be able to make us forget the other tragedy that dominates our era: that of the biblical exodus of African migrants towards Italy and Europe. Anyone who still thinks of stopping the wave of migrants with the rejection policy so dear to the right is deluding themselves. It's time to open our eyes and change direction, aiming, as Germany is doing, to govern in an orderly manner and not to exorcise theimmigration. A nice contribution to a new way of seeing immigration and migrants comes from the film by Matthew Garrone "I captain“, Silver Lion at the International Film Festival from Venice and candidate forOscar. “Io Capitano” is the emblem of the new spring of Italian cinema – which also includes “Rapito” by Marco Bellocchio, “Commander” of Edoardo De Angelis and “There's Still Tomorrow” by Paola cortellesi despite the slightly unfinished ending – it rightly makes us proud. The cinematographic techniques that Garrone uses are spectacular and make the film a masterpiece. But what is even more striking is the message of confidence in the future that emerges from the film and its warm humanity. There is nothing charitable or lachrymose in Garrone's work: it dismantles the perverse mechanisms of the exploitation of migrants but - this is the originality of the contents - it expresses a message of hope: even those who are in a lot of trouble can make it . The important thing is not to give up and not resign yourself to thinking the future is worse than the present. It's not easy, but it can be done. Great Garrone.