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A political thriller that powerfully tells the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna) are jailed. Patrick .. Read more
| Starring | Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu |
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| Director | Phillip Noyce |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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A political thriller that powerfully tells the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna) are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos (Tim Robbins) further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.
| Starring | Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu |
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| Director | Phillip Noyce |
| Studio | UIP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
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| Collections | Anthony Minghella Collection |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 16 Jul 2007 |
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Essential viewing
This film should be part of the national curriculum! Essential viewing for any student of South African history, it tells loud and clear of the appalling ... read more »
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Catch a Fire
Excellent portrayal of one man's life in Africa with his family in the '80s. Well acted and an interesting glimpse into cultural differences. Didn't... read more »
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'One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter'
This was watchable. It is in the slow, thoughtful genre of film. Made you think about the adage that 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom-... read more »
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CATCH A FIRE
South Africa was not the ideal place to live up until Nelson Mandella's release from prison and finally the then government accepted the wind of change ... read more »
Originally known as 'Hotstuff' but changed to avoid unwarranted blaxploitation/disco era connotations, Catch A Fire is further proof that Africa has become fashionable continent for Western liberal filmmakers. Not that you could accuse screenwriter Shawn Slovo of following a trend. Born and bred in South Africa, where her father Joe was leader of the Communist Party and a prominent ANC activist, she wrote A World Apart back in 1988, while Nelson Mandela was still in prison on Robben Island.... Read more