The Captive

A slow-burning, morally murky hostage thriller that keeps you uneasy as loyalties shift in a humid, isolated jungle setting.

Directed by

Maurice Labro

Genres

Crime, Drama

Starring

Jean Chevrier, Barbara Laage, André Versini

Overview

Two gun runners, Le Doc and Rougier, save and tend the only survivor of a plane crash into the Vietnamese jungle. When they realize the man named Hamelin is a renowned electronics engineer, they decide to keep him hostage and to release him in exchange for a high ransom. Things get complicated with the coming of Sylvie, Hamelin's wife in search of her missing husband. To make matters worse, Wong,a Chinese gang leader and former ally of the traffickers, turns against them and attacks them with his men.

How it feels

Tense, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Greed, betrayal, survival, crime

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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