Captive

A film by Brillante Ma Mendoza

2012 France, Philippines - Drama

synopsis

Thérèse Bourgoine is a French volunteer humanitarian-social worker for an NGO on the island of Palawan, Philippines. While transporting supplies to the NGO, Thérèse, her fellow volunteer and a group of tourists are kidnapped by an extremist group of Muslim "Abu Sayyaf Group". The group finds refuge in Mindanao and the chase by the Filipino army begins.

• cast

  • Isabelle Huppert
  • Katherine Mulville
  • Marc Zanetta
  • Maria Isabel Lopez
  • Rustica Carpio Carpio

• crew

  • Producer
  • Didier Costet
  • Screenplay
  • Brillante Mendoza
  • Cinematographer
  • Boots Agbayani Pastor
  • Yves Deschamps
  • Gilles Fargout
  • Kats Serraon

• infos

  • Running time
  • 120'
  • Ratio
  • 1.85
  • Sound
  • Dolby 5.1

• press reviews

  • Variety Review
  • Screen review
  • Hollywood reporter review

screenings in festivals & markets +

• Netpac Colombo
• Minsk 2013
• Goteborg IFF 2013
• BFI London Film Festival
• Pusan 2012
• Durban International Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival 2012
• Berlin Film Festival 2012