Io Capitano - Characters & Cast

Initially motivated by a dream of fame and helping his family, his motivation shifts to pure survival and the protection of his cousin and the people on his boat.

Seydou evolves from a timid teenager hiding his plans from his mother to a heroic leader. He endures physical and mental torture but retains his empathy, eventually saving hundreds of people at sea.

Desire for a better life and a chance to make it in the music industry.

Moussa is the one who initiates the journey. He suffers a debilitating injury (a gunshot wound to the leg) and becomes the dependent whose survival provides the impetus for Seydou's final heroic act.

To reach his family in Italy and to help a young man he sees as a son.

A fellow captive who takes Seydou under his wing. He teaches Seydou construction skills and provides the paternal guidance Seydou lost when he left Dakar.