
When Kenny confronts Rachel in a diner, she uses the gun to shoot him as the police arrive. 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. He uncovers Rachel and Philip's relationship and uses his associate Kenny ( Mark Strong) to intimidate her into smuggling a gun into the prison. Their relationship becomes strained when Rachel realises Philip is serving time for the murder of his wife.Īnother inmate, Towler ( Colin Salmon), sells drugs within the prison. They form a friendship that eventually turns into a secret relationship. She later sees him on the street when he is released to attend his college class. 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. Plot Īfter 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. 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.

It stars Julia Ormond, Tim Roth and Keith Allen. Captives is a 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by the Dublin screenwriter Frank Deasy.
