2011 Sydney Latin American Film Festival

Captive

Cautiva

Gastón Biraben, 2005, 2011, Feature, Argentina, 120min, Spanish with English subtitles

Shortly after celebrating her quinceañera with her loving parents, Cristina is suddenly taken out of class and summoned to court. Cristina’s world crumbles when she learns that the couple who raised her are not her real parents.

Cautiva follows a lost daughter’s emotional journey to uncover truth while touching upon the many political issues of the dictatorship era with passion and realism.