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The Captive

The author of Don Quixote left an incredible story untold. His own.

6.686 votes on TMDB2025Movie2h 14m

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.

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