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- 2006
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 55 m
- 2006
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 55 m
Summary A movie about the consequences of both political and psychological repression, Cautiva ultimately personifies the resilience of the human spirit. (Laemmle/Zeller Films)
Directed By: Gaston Biraben
Written By: Gaston Biraben
- 2006
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 55 m
- 2006
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 55 m
Captive
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Summary A movie about the consequences of both political and psychological repression, Cautiva ultimately personifies the resilience of the human spirit. (Laemmle/Zeller Films)
Directed By: Gaston Biraben
Written By: Gaston Biraben
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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43% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
59
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Part detective story, part coming of political age saga, and all teenage identity crisis, Captive is the first film written and directed by Gaston Biraben , who has worked steadily as a Hollywood sound editor since the early '90s. That professionalism shows in the polished filmmaking as well as an occasional tendency toward shallower melodrama than the situation deserves.
Intelligent, moving film.
The initial suspense of Cautiva gives way to sentimental clichés, but Lombardo's performance (including a daring nude scene) keeps us watching.
This intriguing debut by Argentinean writer-director Gaston Biraben sets up a lot of tough choices before finally taking the easy way out.
If Biraben had devoted more energy to the human contours of his story, its metaphorical implications would have sorted themselves out. Instead, he herds his characters toward a foregone conclusion, reducing both their scope and his story's power.
The middle section of the film has some of the superficiality of a made-for-Lifetime drama of female distress and resilience, a bit too eager to make its points and solve its dramatic problems at the cost of the messiness that would bring the story fully to life.
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Production Company
Cacerolazo Producciones
Release Date Nov 10, 2006
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline A whole life ahead. A whole past to face.
Awards
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 3 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
