Captives
Sign in to saveCaptives is a 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by the Dublin screenwriter Frank Deasy. It stars Julia Ormond, Tim Roth and Keith Allen. The picture was selected as the opening film in the Venetian Nights section of the 1994 Venice Film Festival, in addition to its selection for Gala Presentation at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.
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5.8A beautiful young dentist working in a tough British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him, with terrible consequences for all.
Released: 1994-05-03100 minDir: Angela PopeDrama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Cast
- Julia Ormond as Rachel Clifford
- Tim Roth as Philip Chaney
- Colin Salmon as Towler
- Keith Allen as Lenny
- Mark Strong as Kenny
- Siobhan Redmond as Sue
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Screenwriter
- Frank Deasy
- Cast member
- Kenneth Cope
- Composer
- Colin Towns
- Production company
- Miramax
- Cinematographer
- Remi Adefarasin
- Duration
- +100
Article
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Captives is a 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by the Dublin screenwriter Frank Deasy. It stars Julia Ormond, Tim Roth and Keith Allen. The picture was selected as the opening film in the Venetian Nights section of the 1994 Venice Film Festival, in addition to its selection for Gala Presentation at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.
==Plot== After the break-up of her marriage to Simon (Peter Capaldi), dentist Rachel Clifford (Julia Ormond) throws herself into work by taking an extra assignment at a local British prison. One of her patients is Philip (Tim Roth), a man nearing the end of a ten-year sentence for a crime he refuses to reveal. She later sees him on the street when he is released to attend his college class. They form a friendship that eventually turns into a secret relationship. Their relationship becomes strained when Rachel realises Philip is serving time for the murder of his wife.