Captifs (2010)

A group of medical aid workers in Kosovo is kidnapped by a non Slavic gang of organ traffickers.

Director:

Yann Gozlan

Writers:

Yann Gozlan (scenario), Guillaume Lemans (scenario)

Stars:

Zoé Félix, Eric Savin, Arié Elmaleh

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zoé Félix	...	Carole
Eric Savin	...	Mathias
Arié Elmaleh	...	Samir
Ivan Franek	...	Ferrailleur 1
Igor Skreblin	...	Ferrailleur 2
Philippe Krhajac	...	Le médecin
Margaux Guenier	...	Ana
Goran Kostic	...	Le Serb prisonnier
Jana Bittnerova	...	La soeur des ferrailleurs
Sacha Mijovic	...	Le conducteur du van
Clara Barbosa	...	Carole enfant
Typhaine Hilaire	...	Laura
Thaïs Fischer	...	La fillette sur la balançoire
Eric Kailey	...	Militaire ONU
Loïc Risser	...	Militaire ONU

Storyline

In the former Yugoslavia, the French medical team formed by Carole, Samir and Dr. Mathias are returning from Kosovo to Paris by truck. They find a road block and the soldier tells that the army had found mines on the road and is deactivating them; therefore they should wait three hours to follow their journey. Dr. Mathias suggests Carole to drive through a secondary road and they get lost. They ask for direction in an isolated house and sooner a van intercepts their truck in a lonely road. They are abducted and arrested in dirty cells but fed. When Samir is removed from the cell, they find the true intention of the kidnappers.

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Plot Keywords:

former yugoslavia | kosovo | cell | organ | trading in organs | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 October 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Caged

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sombrero Films, Sombrero Productions, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first head of the UN Mission in Kosovo and former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has helped the film "The Cage" (Captifs), in which Serbs were portrayed as criminals who removed the organs and sell them Albanians in the West. The film is signed by French director Jan Gozlan, and it was financed by the Kosovo Albanians and Bernard Kouchner.

User Reviews

I Do not Know How Many Similar Movies I Have Recently Seen

In the former Yugoslavia, the French medical team formed by Carole (Zoé Félix), Samir (Arié Elmaleh) and Dr. Mathias (Eric Savin) is returning from Kosovo to Paris by truck. They find a road block and the soldier tells that the army had found mines on the road and is deactivating them; therefore they should wait three hours to follow their journey.

Dr. Mathias suggests Carole to drive through a secondary road and they get lost. They ask for direction in an isolated house and sooner a van intercepts their truck in a lonely road. They are abducted and arrested in dirty cells but fed. When Samir is removed from the cell, they find the true intention of the kidnappers.

I do not know how many movies similar to "Captifs" that I have recently seen. Only in Brazil, three different films have been released with the same Brazilian title in the last years ("Captivity" (2007); "Captifs" (2010); and "Open House" (2010)). I was discussing with a friend of mine about the lack of new ideas and screenplays in the cinema industry, reason why for so many remakes and films with the same storyline.

Back to "Captifs", despite the well-known storyline, the film has good acting, make-up and keeps the tension until the very last scene. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Cativeiro" ("The Captivity")