Overview

• Mostra de València hosts the September 11 pre-screening at the Oceanogràfic with Alejandro Amenábar, actors Julio Peña Fernández, Fernando Tejero and Luna Berroa, and producer Fernando Bovaira in attendance.
• 'El cautivo' had its world premiere in TIFF’s Special Presentations section the previous weekend, marking the start of its international rollout.
• The film dramatizes Miguel de Cervantes’s capture at sea in 1575 and his years of captivity in Algiers without revealing story turns.
• Production took place in Alicante, Santa Pola and the Ciutat de la Llum, as well as the Reales Alcázares of Seville, in a Spanish‑Italian co‑production involving MOD Producciones and partners with participation from Netflix, RTVE and RAI Cinema and public cultural funding.
• Local coverage underscores Valencia’s connection to Cervantes through a 2016 archival discovery of his signed 1580 witness declaration preserved in the city’s archive.