Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

1h 50min

Drama

Crime

The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.

Production Companies

Panfilm

Bold Productions

FilmTeknik

Four Seasons Venture Capital

Svenska Filminstitutet

Villealfa Filmproductions

Polyphon

BR

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Finnish Film Foundation

Nordisk Film Denmark

Release date

15th Nov 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

suomi, svenska