The Captive (2025 film)

The Captive
The Captive
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El cautivo
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Directed by	Alejandro Amenábar
Screenplay by	Alejandro Amenábar
Story by	Alejandro Amenábar; Alejandro Hernández;
Produced by	Fernando Bovaira; Alejandro Amenábar;
Starring	Julio Peña Fernández; Alessandro Borghi; Miguel Rellán; Fernando Tejero; Luis Callejo; José Manuel Poga; Roberto Álamo; Albert Salazar; Juanma Muniagurria; César Sarachu; Jorge Asín; Mohamed Said; Walid Charaf; Luna Berroa; Khaled Kouka;
Cinematography	Álex Catalán
Edited by	Carolina Martínez Urbina
Music by	Alejandro Amenábar
Production; companies	MOD Producciones; Himenóptero; Misent Producciones; MOD Pictures; Propaganda Italia;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (es)
Release dates	7 September 2025 (TIFF); 12 September 2025 (Spain);
Running time	133 minutes
Countries	Spain; Italy;
Languages	Spanish; Arabic; Italian;

The Captive (Spanish: El cautivo) is a 2025 adventure drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Julio Peña as Miguel de Cervantes, and explores Cervantes' five-year spell in captivity in Algiers navigating a relationship with Hasán Bajá, played by Alessandro Borghi. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production.

The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September, followed by its theatrical release in Spain by Buena Vista International on 12 September 2025. It won Best Makeup and Hairstyles at the 40th Goya Awards.