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Captive (2003)

Captive poster
Original title
Cautiva
Directed by
Gastón Birabén
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl learns that her identity was stolen as a baby by the people who raised her. She was taken from a family murdered by the state during Argentina's dictatorship. The film follows her search for the truth about her past.

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What happens

Captive (Spanish: Cautiva) is a 2003 Argentinian film that concerns itself with what happened to the children of the people killed after the 1970s military coup. The film states it was made with the support of Argentine National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts. Captive was an award winner at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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