The Captive
La Captive
2000| 1h 58m| IMDb 5.9
The Captive (2000) is currently streaming in the UK on BFI Player. Last updated 20 January 2026.
This languorous, beguiling adaptation – where, again, Akerman resets our sense of time – probes possessive love. A wealthy young man obsesses over his girlfriend. But who is the captor asks Akerman, who considered a person could be a cage as much as a room.
Director: Chantal Akerman
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