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The Captive

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Dennis Harvey Variety “Captive” does feel like a labor of love for its writer-director, its conviction carrying us along on a smooth overall ride, even if the individual ingredients fail to entirely coalesce. Nov 1, 2025 Full Review Matthew St. Clair Cinematic Words of a Chaotic Gemini (Substack) Along with Julio Peña, it is Alessandro Borghi’s performance that helps give this engaging biographical drama both its soul and simmering erotic charge Rated: A- Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan) FlickSided Despite being two hours and fifteen minutes long, you never feel the length. There’s so much happening, so many characters, so many political machinations within the prison and palace walls, it’s a feast for the senses that never slows down. Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Juanma González Cinemanía (Spain) A prison drama with a historical twist about Miguel de Cervantes's five years in Algiers, Amenábar plays with fire in The Captive. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 15, 2025 Full Review Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) Almost everything here seems contrived and useless to me. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Alicia P. Ferreirós Sensacine The script, written by Amenábar himself...is carefully structured and creates a thrilling adventure story starring a young dreamer who manages to take advantage of even the most adverse circumstances. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alejandro Amenábar

Director

Julio Peña

Miguel de Cervantes

José Manuel Poga

Diego Castañeda

César Sarachu

Fray Juan Gil

Julien Paschal

André

Miguel Rellán

Antonio de Sosa
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The Captive

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Movie Info

Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Screenwriter
Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Hernández
Production Co
Propaganda Italia, Misent Producciones, Mod Producciones, Himenóptero, RAI Fiction, RTVE
Genre
Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language
European Spanish
Runtime
1h 45m