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The Captive(2025)
Original title: El cautivo
The author of Don Quixote left an incredible story untold. His own.
- September 12, 2025
- 2 h 14 min
- Drama, History
6.6TMDB · 79 votes
6.1IMDb
75%Rotten Tomatoes
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
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
Julio Peña
Miguel
Alessandro Borghi
Hasán Bajá
Miguel Rellán
Antonio de Sosa
Fernando Tejero
Blanco de Paz
Luis Callejo
Dorador
José Manuel Poga
Diego Castañeda
Roberto Álamo
Abderramán
Albert Salazar
Beltrán
Juanma Muniagurria
Aguilar
César Saratxu
Friar Juan Gil
