The captive

RELEASE IN THEATERS

FRIDAY 12/9

Alejandro Amenábar · Spain · 2025 · Script: Alejandro Amenábar · Interpreters: Julio Peña, Alessandro Borghi, Miguel Fill…

The beginning of the course starts with the return of one of the prodigal children of Spanish cinema: Alejandro Amenábar. The captive recovers one of the key figures of Spanish literature: Miguel de Cervantes. Amenábar takes one of the passages of the life of the author of The Quijote To create a fantasy of a story of the A thousand and one nights. After being captured by the Moors, Cervantes is taken to a prison in Algiers. After several escape attempts, On his belly, Caudillo de la Plaza, He welcomes him under his protection in exchange for entertaining him with stories. G.LEON

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