Watch The Captive (2025) together, long-distance

LGBTQ-related film · historical drama · biographical film · 133 min

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About the film

The Captive (Spanish: El cautivo) is a 2025 adventure drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Julio Peña as Miguel de Cervantes, and explores Cervantes' five-year spell in captivity in Algiers navigating a relationship with Hasán Bajá, played by Alessandro Borghi. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September, followed by its theatrical release in Spain by Buena Vista International on 12 September 2025. It won Best Makeup and Hairstyles at the 40th Goya Awards.

Where it streams

We don't know yet where it streams. Herae works on any site with a video player, so whatever you both can open works.

How to watch it together from different places

Each of you opens The Captive on your own account. Herae keeps the two players in sync, so a pause or a skip happens for both of you, and puts a video call in the corner of the film so you can see each other react.

How watching together long-distance works

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