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The Captive

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In 1575, the young Miguel de Cervantes is taken prisoner and sold to the fearsome Hassan, Bajá of Alger. While awaiting a ransom, he discovers an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling. And he devises a daring escape plan.

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Dennis Harvey Variety Nov 1
“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. Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa 1d
There is still something delightfully subversive about it all, even if it’s simply a metaphorical middle finger to so-called tradition. Go to Full Review Matthew St. Clair Cinematic Words of a Chaotic Gemini (Substack) Oct 30
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Along with Julio Peña, it is Alessandro Borghi’s performance that helps give this engaging biographical drama both its soul and simmering erotic charge Go to Full Review Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan) FlickSided Oct 24
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. Go to Full Review Juanma González Cinemanía (Spain) Sep 15
3/5
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] Go to Full Review Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) Sep 12
Almost everything here seems contrived and useless to me. [Full review in Spanish] Go to 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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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1575, the young Miguel de Cervantes is taken prisoner and sold to the fearsome Hassan, Bajá of Alger. While awaiting a ransom, he discovers an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling. And he devises a daring escape plan.
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
2h 41m