Captive 2012 Sonata Premiere

“Captive” is a film that brings back the compelling and horrific 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapping incident in a Palawan resort, Philippines. Screened in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival last year, the movie is one of the most realistic accounts of the infamous abduction. It stars Isabelle Huppert, award-winning French actress who, with her repertoire of having done more than 90 films, was given the task to successfully portray the kind of grittiness that Mendoza wanted to depict. “Captive” tells the story of French missionary Therese Bourgoine (Huppert), a volunteer for a humanitarian nongovernment organization in Palawan. While in Puerto Princesa, she, along with her local guide Soledad (Carpio) and 20 other tourists, are thrown off their actual mission in a rebel ambush when they are abducted and brought into captivity by militant group Abu Sayyaf. Identified by critics as the most truthful cinematic treatment of a real story that shook the lives of many, Mendoza realistically depicts the brutality of hostage situations and the violent armed conflict in Muslim Mindanao.

Languages: Tagalog / English / French

No hard subs, no dubs.