El cautivo (2025)

Name: El cautivo
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2025-09-12
Duration: 134 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.

134 minDramaHistory

TMDb6.5/1076 votes

Translated title: The Captive

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.

Country: Italy, Spain

Director: Alejandro Amenábar