Alejandro Amenábar’s Historical Epic ‘The Captive’ Captures Pre-Sales as Disney Dates Spanish Release (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Film Constellation has revealed the first pre-sales on historical epic “The Captive” by director Alejandro Amenábar, who won an Oscar for “The Sea Inside” and was BAFTA nominated for “The Others.” “The Captive” sold to France (Haut et Court), Greece and Cyprus (Filmtrade/Tanweer), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Former Yugoslavia (Discovery), and CIS (Russian World Vision), with buyers circling in North America.
The film, which shot last year on locations in Valencia, Alicante and Seville in Spain, is now in post-production. It has been dated for release in Spanish theaters on Oct.
17 with Disney. Film Constellation is unveiling the first promo for buyers during the European Film Market. “The Captive” centers on the origin story of a young Miguel de Cervantes, the author of the novel “Don Quixote,” as he was taken captive at the age of 28 by the Moors in Algiers.
The film is set in 1575. Miguel de Cervantes, a wounded 28-year-old Spanish navy soldier, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs in Algiers.
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