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Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Alejandro AmenábarDirector
- Alejandro AmenábarScreenplay
- Alejandro AmenábarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julio PeñaMiguel
- Alessandro BorghiHasán Bajá
- Miguel RellánAntonio de Sosa
- Fernando TejeroBlanco de Paz
- Luis CallejoDorador
- José Manuel PogaDiego Castañeda
- Roberto ÁlamoAbderramán
- Albert SalazarBeltrán
- Juanma MuniagurriaAguilar
- César SaratxuFriar Juan Gil
- Jorge AsínFriar Antón
- Mohamed SaidGuard Muley
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Themes
historicaldramabiographicalpirates