Overview

• At Cine Callao in Madrid, some onlookers booed the pair, who entered through a secondary door with a visible security detail.
• Hours earlier, Begoña Gómez testified before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado in a probe into alleged embezzlement linked to Moncloa aide Cristina Álvarez.
• El cautivo opens in theaters on 12 September following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, with a Valencia pre-screening at the Oceanogràfic on 11 September.
• Amenábar’s film centers on Cervantes’s captivity in Algiers, with coverage noting its provocative depiction of a possible intimate relationship involving the young writer.
• The Spanish‑Italian co‑production, led by MOD Producciones with Netflix, RTVE and RAI Cinema and backed by public cultural funds, drew attendees including Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska and figures from the film industry.