The Captive (2025)
- Original title
- El cautivo
- Directed by
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Genre
- biographical film, LGBTQ-related film, historical drama
- Country
- Italy, Spain
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rated
- +16
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 73 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows Miguel de Cervantes during his five-year captivity in Algiers. It focuses on his complex relationship with his captor, Hasán Bajá.
tensemelancholicvisually lushslow-burnhistoricaldramaticemotionalintimate
What happens
The Captive (Spanish: El cautivo) is a 2025 adventure drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Julio Peña as Miguel de Cervantes, and explores Cervantes' five-year spell in captivity in Algiers navigating a relationship with Hasán Bajá, played by Alessandro Borghi. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September, followed by its theatrical release in Spain by Buena Vista International on 12 September 2025. It won Best Makeup and Hairstyles at the 40th Goya Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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