Antonio Banderas captains migration thriller Mare Nostrum for Cohn and Duprat
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Antonio Banderas will play Captain Álvaro Salcedo in Mare Nostrum, the next feature from Argentinian duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat (Official Competition), with HanWay Films launching world sales at AFM. Deadline and Screen Daily match the plot: a container ship running Istanbul to Cape Town rescues African migrants in a storm, then sparks a political crisis when no European country will let them land. José Luis Escolar produces; cameras are aimed at Spain in March 2027, and Banderas is also executive producing.
Blockbuster star, border crisis, AFM pitch — does Mare Nostrum sound like awards bait or a storm in a teacup?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 74 (Solid). Status: Confirmed. Trades confirm: Deadline and Screen Daily AFM sales announcements; directors on-record.
Sources
- Deadline: Antonio Banderas To Star In Latest Feature From Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat (5 November 2026)
- Screen Daily: Antonio Banderas to star in Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat's Mare Nostrum for HanWay Films (5 November 2026)
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