The Captive

Name: The Captive
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2025-09-12
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Julio Peña, Alessandro Borghi, Miguel Rellán, Fernando Tejero, Luis Callejo

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

6.5

2025

2h 14m

DramaHistory

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

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.