Movie
The Captive
El cautivo
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Audience score84 votes on TMDB
“The author of Don Quixote left an incredible story untold. His own.”
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for storytelling.
- Director
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Screenplay
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Music
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 12/09/2025
- Original language
- Spanish
- Budget
- US$ 11 M
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