The Captive

The Captive is a thriller directed by Canadian filmmaker Adam Egoyan (Chloe). The film tells the story of Cassandra, a girl who is kidnapped out of the back of her father’s car. The plot picks up eight years after her disappearance with a small group of devoted people, including her family and the investigators, still trying to track her down. Their hopes are ignited when they receive some strange clues alluding to her kidnapping.  As connections are drawn between the victim, her family, the predators and the investigators, the mystery of what happened to the child is revealed. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, and Kevin Durand.

Egoyan stayed in Canada to shoot The Captive, but had to find a wintry location to fit the film’s setting. The production team settled on Sudbury, Ontario, which Egoyan says mirrored the film’s theme well. “We can no longer count on having a ‘real’ winter in Toronto. Moving our locations further north seemed like the sensible thing to do. We are telling a story that has yet to be seen on film and I wanted to set that story in landscapes that are unfamiliar to audiences.”

The Captive is rated 14A.

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