'The Captain' trivia and fun facts

World Premiere in Toronto

It was screened for the first time in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Awarded in San Sebastian

The film got great reviews in San Sebastian Film Festival 2017, where it won the Best Cinematography Award for Florian Ballhaus.

Director Coming Back to Home

After directing a couple of films in his born natural Germany, Robert Schwentke decided to try in Hollywood. There, he directed, with different fortune, films like '[FLIGHTPLAN]', '[RED]' or the second and third parts of '[THE DIVERGENT SERIES]'. Tired of Hollywood and with the intention of spending mire time with his family, he decided to come back to Germany, where he has mad his best valued film to this date.