The Captive (2014 film)

The Captive
Film poster with original title
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Written by
  • Atom Egoyan
  • David Fraser
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited by
Music byMychael Danna
Production
companies
  • Ego Film Arts
  • The Film Farm
Distributed byEntertainment One[1]
Release date
  • 5 September 2014 (2014-09-05) (Canada)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,090,612[2]

The Captive is a 2014 Canadian thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan with a script he co-wrote with David Fraser. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, and Alexia Fast. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] The film was released in select theaters and on-demand on December 12, 2014.

The film has a nonlinear presentation, and only context differentiates the current scenes from the flashbacks. Additionally, although the film takes place over eight years, all of the scenes take place during winter for dramatic effect.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference a24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Captive. Box Office Mojo. 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ Howell, Peter (18 April 2014). "We Shoot, We Score at Cannes festival". Toronto Star. p. E1.
  5. ^ Soghomonian, Talia (2014-05-18). "Atom Egoyan's THE CAPTIVE fails to captivate Cannes". Collider. Retrieved 2015-06-30.