The Captive (2014)

Directed by Atom Egoyan · Cinematography by Paul Sarossy

R112 min140 frames

DramaThrillerCrime

When hope is all you have.

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What is The Captive about?

Eight years after their daughter Cassandra's abduction tore them apart, an estranged couple discover disturbing clues that indicate that she is still alive.

The Captive is a 2014 Canadian thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan from a script he co-wrote with David Fraser. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, and Alexia Fast. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released in select theatres in on 5 September 2014.

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What does the cinematography of The Captive look like?

Across 140 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of The Captive (70% of the sample). Cinematographer Paul Sarossy keeps 75% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Captive?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Captive (2014) are #33302d, #d3d2ce, #53514d, #f5f5f4, #adadad, #8c7a6a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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