Captive (2012 film)

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Captive
Captive2011Poster.jpg
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byBrillante Ma. Mendoza
Written by
  • Brillante Mendoza
  • Patrick Bancarel
  • Boots Agbayani Pastor
  • Arlyn dela Cruz
Produced byDidier Costet
StarringIsabelle Huppert
CinematographyOdyssey Flores
Edited by
  • Yves Deschamps
  • Kats Serraon
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
  • Swift Entertainment Production
  • Centerstage Production
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 February 2012 (2012-02-12) (Berlin[1])
  • 9 June 2012 (2012-06-09) (Philippines)
  • 19 September 2012 (2012-09-19) (France)
Running time
82 minutes
Countries
Languages
Budget$1.56 million
Box office$112,133.00[2]

Captive is a 2012 French-Filipino psychological drama-thriller film directed by Brillante Mendoza and starring Isabelle Huppert.[3] The film was screened in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[4]

The plot focuses on describing the torturous life of the hostages of the Dos Palmas kidnappings, whose survivors were freed after a year in captivity.

Cast[]

Production[]

Coco Martin was supposed to have a lead role opposite the film's star Isabelle Huppert. Martin was supposed to play a Marine but had to drop out and settle for a cameo role due to conflicts with his taping schedule for the military fiction Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Berlinale 2012 Brillante Mendoza's "Captive" Among First Competition Films". mubi. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ "CAPTIVE (2012)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Huppert Captive by Brillante Mendoza's next film". screendaily. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ^ "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  5. ^ Reyes, William R. (8 July 2011). "Coco Martin sacrificed chance to work with French actress Isabelle Huppert for Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin". PEP. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (24 February 2011). "Coco Martin denies walking out on the set of Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin; describes difficulty portraying dual characters". PEP. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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