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The Captive

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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 Santiago Echeverría EscribiendoCine Amenábar combines technical virtuosity with a contemporary discourse on identity and freedom, but without resolving the tensions between the historical and the allegorical. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/10 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala The Playlist “The Captive” is no hagiography of a national hero. Instead, much like the author, Amenábar fancifully reimagines his life under the captivity of Hasan Pasha - portraying Cervantes as a closeted gay man who begins a sexual relationship with his captor. Rated: B+ Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Jonathan Holland Screen International The film’s key relationship between Cervantes and the governor, Amenabar’s one radical twist on the author’s story, never really takes flight. His Cervantes thus remains somewhat generic. Sep 11, 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