Catch a Fire
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6.3The 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.
Released: 2006-10-27101 minDir: Phillip NoyceAction, Drama, Thriller
Cast
- Tim Robbins as Nic Vos
- Derek Luke as Patrick Chamusso
- Bonnie Mbuli as Precious Chamusso
- Mncedisi Shabangu as Zuko September
- Tumisho Masha as Obadi
- Sithembiso Khumalo as Sixpence
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Key dates
- Published
- 18 January 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Screenwriter
- Shawn Slovo
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- South Africa
- Duration
- +98