Captives

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Captives
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Angela Pope
Written by Frank Deasy
Produced by David M. Thompson
Starring Julia Ormond
Tim Roth
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Edited byDave King
Music by Colin Towns
Production
companies
BBC Films
Distant Horizon
Distributed by Entertainment Film Distributors
Release dates
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. [1]

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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.

Another inmate, Towler (Colin Salmon), sells drugs within the prison. He uncovers Rachel and Philip's relationship and uses his associate Kenny (Mark Strong) to intimidate her into smuggling a gun into the prison. She ultimately cannot go through with it and Philip, realising that she is out of her depth, reveals their relationship to the authorities in order to secure her help. When Kenny confronts Rachel in a diner, she uses the gun to shoot him as the police arrive.

In the aftermath, Rachel is found to have shot Kenny in self-defense and Philip is transferred to another prison. In spite of everything that has occurred, she indicates that she would like to continue her relationship with him.

Production

The film was a BBC Films co-production with Distant Horizon. [1]

Cast

Reception

The movie received a mixed response. [2]

Box office

The movie debuted[ where? ] at No.6. [3] [ failed verification ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About". Distant Horizon. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. Stephen Holden (3 May 1996). "A Dentist, a Prisoner, Her Rage, His Hunger" . The New York Times . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. Judy Brennan (6 May 1996). "'The Craft' Has the Knack for Scaring Up an Audience". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 19 September 2022.