Cervantes Origin Story ‘The Captive,’ Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, Debuts Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor The teaser has been debuted for “The Captive,” the origin story of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of the novel “Don Quixote.” The historical epic is directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who won an Oscar for “The Sea Inside” and was BAFTA nominated for “The Others.” It will be released by Disney in Spain, while Film Constellation is selling other territories. “The Captive” recently 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. “The Captive” centers on Cervantes when he was 28 years old as he is taken captive 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. Faced with a ticking clock, a cruel death awaits him should his fellow countrymen fail to pay his ransom soon; but within the confines of his cell, Cervantes discovers a surprising refuge – the art of storytelling.
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