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2025 · 134 mins · Spanish
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Directed by
Alejandro Amenábar
Starring
Julio Peña, Roberto Álamo, José Manuel Poga, Luis Callejo, Alessandro Borghi, Jorge Asín
Budget
$10.7M

In 1575, a young Miguel de Cervantes—who would later write Don Quixote—is seized by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. With a cruel death looming unless his family can raise his ransom, he seeks refuge in storytelling, using his imagination to endure the harsh captivity.

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