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Cautiva (2003)

Cautiva (2003)
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Gaston Biraben's political thriller Cautiva (Captive) concerns itself with what happened to the children of the people killed after the 1970s military coup. Cristina Quadri (Barbara Lombardo) is the model of a perfect student. Smart and affluent, her life is in perfect order until, one day, she is called from her class and made to appear in front of a judge. The judge informs her that her real parents were killed in the '70s. Cristina is forced to go live with her grandmother Elisa (Susana Campos), who has spent the past 20 years attempting to locate Cristina (whose birth name was Sofia). Although, at first, she is hurt, bitter, and confused, Cristina/Sofia eventually grows to care for Elisa and begins to research the fate of her parents. Captive was an award winner at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Barbara LombardoMercedes Funes, (more)
Director(s):
Gaston Biraben
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Cautiva

Gaston Biraben's political thriller Cautiva (Captive) concerns itself with what happened to the children of the people killed after the 1970s military coup. Cristina Quadri (Barbara Lombardo) is the model of a perfect student. Smart and affluent, her life is in perfect order until, one day, she is called from her class and made to appear in front of a judge. The judge informs her that her real parents were killed in the '70s. Cristina is forced to go live with her grandmother Elisa (Susana Campos), who has spent the past 20 years attempting to locate Cristina (whose birth name was Sofia). Although, at first, she is hurt, bitter, and confused, Cristina/Sofia eventually grows to care for Elisa and begins to research the fate of her parents. Captive was an award winner at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
109 mins

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Director(s):
Gaston Biraben
Writer(s):
Gaston Biraben
Producer(s):
Gaston Biraben
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Ed R.

4 stars! The movie started somewhat slow, but really came together towards the end. While the basic premise of the plot is not very original (young woman discovers she's adopted), the movie digs much deeper into Argentine dark political history. It's an emotional journey to see the girl slowly uncover the truth about her parents. It's a very low budget, but very well-written script. Both a good drama and a lesson in history.

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Michelle D.

This was a great film. It had suspense, intrigue and showed me a part of our worlds history in the same time. Being an american, we are sheltered from what happens in the peoples lives of other countries when they have war or change in their type of government. This movie is a must see for anyone. i give it 4 stars.

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Doug S.

One of the best movies I've ever had the pleasure to see. This movie has it all: acting, dialog, history and drama.

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