Cativos – Luís Alves

Love is cap6vity. This is the premise that guides this film. A man
imprisons a woman in a basement and quotes lines from well-known films to her. He tells her that she is his ex-girlfriend who leo him. What follows is a game of power and seduc6on that keeps the audience in suspense. Director Luís Alves is known for several short films such as ‘A Cova’ (2011) and ‘O Caso Cou6nho’ (2022), which was screened at Fantasporto in 2023 and won at the Thess Interna6onal Film Fes6val, among other awards. With Ana Varela in a memorable performance and Filipe Amorim in the difficult role of the kidnapper, this is the director’s first feature film. This is the director’s first feature film.