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.
Cast
Julio Peña
Miguel
Alessandro Borghi
Hasán Bajá
Miguel Rellán
Antonio de Sosa
Fernando Tejero
Blanco de Paz
Luis Callejo
Dorador
José Manuel Poga
Diego Castañeda
Roberto Álamo
Abderramán
Albert Salazar
Beltrán
Juanma Muniagurria
Aguilar
César Saratxu
Friar Juan Gil
Jorge Asín
Friar Antón
Mohamed Said
Guard Muley
Walid Charaf
Guard Alí
Luna Berroa
Zoraida
Khaled Kouka
Agí Morato
Julien Paschal
André
Thomas King
Privateer Arnaut
Daniel Carrión
Transeúnte 2
Crew
Alejandro Amenábar
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
Carolina Martínez Urbina
Editor
Álex Catalán
Director of Photography
Sergio Díaz Bermejo
Executive Producer, Production Manager
Fernando Bovaira
Producer
Simón de Santiago
Producer
Urko Errazquin
Producer
Marina Alessandra Marzotto
Producer
Mattia Oddone
Producer
Juan Pedro de Gaspar
Production Design
Eva Leira
Casting Director
Yolanda Serrano
Casting Director
Nicoletta Taranta
Costume Design
Belén López-Puigcerver
Hair Department Head
Ana López-Puigcerver
Makeup Department Head
Nacho Díaz
Makeup Effects Designer
Aitor Berenguer
Sound
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Sound
Candela Palencia
Sound
Ana Rubio
Visual Effects
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