Captives

Captives
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Directed by	Angela Pope
Produced by	David M. Thompson
Written by	Frank Deasy
Starring	Julia Ormond Tim Roth
Music by	Colin Towns
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Edited by	Dave King
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	April 28, 1995
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Captives is a 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by 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 Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

A young dentist (Ormond) working in a British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate (Roth) after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him.

Production

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

Cast

• Julia Ormond as Rachel Clifford
• Tim Roth as Philip Chaney
• Keith Allen as Lenny
• Mark Strong as Kenny
• Siobhan Redmond as Sue
• Peter Capaldi as Simon
• Colin Salmon as Towler
• Richard Hawley as Sexton
• Annette Badland as Maggie
• Jeff Nuttall as Harold
• Kenneth Cope as Dr. Hockley
• Bill Moody as Surgery Officer
• Nathan Dambuza as Moses
• Christina Collingridge as Katie
• Victoria Scarborough as Dental Nurse
• Anthony Keirnan as Blackie

Reception

The movie received a mixed response.^[2]

Box Office

The movie debuted at No.6.^[3]

External links

• Captives at the Internet Movie Database
• Captives at AllMovie
• Captives at Rotten Tomatoes

References