SYNOPSIS

THE COMMANDER tells the remarkable true story of Second World War submarine captain Salvatore Todaro, his vessel the Cappellini, and the unlikely moment that follows his crew coming under fire in October 1940. A brief but violent battle ensues which ends when Todaro sinks the opposing ship – and it is at this point that the commander reaches a decision that is destined to make history: to rescue the 26 Belgian survivors, who would otherwise have been condemned to drown in the middle of the ocean, and to disembark them at the nearest safe harbour, as required by the law of the sea. To take them all on board, he is forced to sail on the surface for three days, making himself visible to the enemy, risking his own life and those of his men…

STARRING:

Pierfrancesco Favino
Massimiliano Rossi
Jonah Heldenbergh
Luca Chikovani

DIRECTED BY:

Edoardo De Angelis

WRITTEN BY:

Edoardo De Angelis
Sandro Veronesi

 

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PREVIOUS SCREENINGS

DECEMBER SCREENINGS

6 – 22 Dec (select dates) – LONDON: Ciné Lumière – Book Now

20 – 26 Dec (select dates) – CAMBRIDGE: Arts Picturehouse – Book Now

20 – 26 Dec (select dates) – OXFORD: Phoenix Picturehouse – Book Now

27 – 30 Dec – LEEDS: Hyde Park Picture House – Book Now

 

JANUARY SCREENINGS

3 – 9 Jan –  CHICHESTER: New Park Cinema – Book Now

17 + 18 Jan –  HEREFORD: The Courtyard – Book Now

17 – 23 Jan –  GLOUCESTER: Guildhall – Book Soon

27 – 28 Jan –  BERKHAMPSTEAD: The Rex – Book Soon

28 Jan –  ST ALBANS: The Odyssey – Book Soon

28 Jan –  BURY ST EDMUNDS: Abbeygate Cinema – Book Soon

 

FEBRUARY SCREENINGS

17 Feb – LOWTHER: Pavilion – Book Soon

18 Feb – BRACKNELL: South Hill Park – Book Soon

 

MARCH SCREENINGS

19 March – BERWICK: Berwick Film Society – Book Soon

 

*More cinemas to be confirmed*