Captive is a 2012 French-Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza and starring

Isabelle Huppert.^[2] The film was screened in competition at the

 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.^[3]

The plot focuses on describing the torturous life of the hostages, whose survivors were

freed only after a year in captivity.

Captive is Brillante's most political to date, interpreting the kidnapping of several

vacationers by Abu Sayyaf members from their resort in Palawan and their

months-long hostage deep within the jungles of Basilan.