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The Captive

Original title: El cautivo

The author of Don Quixote left an incredible story untold. His own.

  • Movie
  • 2025
  • 2h 14m

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar

6.6

TMDB audience rating
6.6 out of 10 from 86 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Julio Peña

    Julio PeñaMiguel

  • Alessandro Borghi

    Alessandro BorghiHasán Bajá

  • Miguel Rellán

    Miguel RellánAntonio de Sosa

  • Fernando Tejero

    Fernando TejeroBlanco de Paz

  • Luis Callejo

    Luis CallejoDorador

  • José Manuel Poga

    José Manuel PogaDiego Castañeda

  • Roberto Álamo

    Roberto ÁlamoAbderramán

  • Albert Salazar

    Albert SalazarBeltrán

  • Juanma Muniagurria

    Juanma MuniagurriaAguilar

  • César Saratxu

    César SaratxuFriar Juan Gil

  • Jorge Asín

    Jorge AsínFriar Antón

  • Mohamed Said

    Mohamed SaidGuard Muley

  • Walid CharafGuard Alí

  • Luna BerroaZoraida

  • Khaled Kouka

    Khaled KoukaAgí Morato

  • Julien Paschal

    Julien PaschalAndré

  • Thomas KingPrivateer Arnaut

  • Daniel Carrión

    Daniel CarriónTranseúnte 2

Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Writer
Alejandro Amenábar
Music
Alejandro Amenábar
Cinematography
Álex Catalán