The Captive

Year: 2025

Runtime: 134 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Budget: $11M

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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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