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Catch a Fire

2006 • 1h41m Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

1

The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an attempt to bomb the plant, with the injustice transforming the apolitical worker into a radicalised insurgent, who then carries out his own successful sabotage mission.

Details

Director

Phillip Noyce

Screenplay

Shawn Slovo

Cast

Tim Robbins

Derek Luke

Bonnie Mbuli

Release date

10/27/2006

Status

Released

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$5,700,000

Origin country

GB

US

Vote count

139