Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire

2006 · 101 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.3 (111 votes)
Dir. Phillip Noyce · Starring Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo · Music Philip Miller

The spark that ignites us, unites us.

ActionDramaThriller

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.

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A gripping, true-story thriller that captures the raw intensity of fighting for justice against overwhelming odds. It's a powerful, character-driven journey from quiet desperation to defiant action, set against a backdrop of stark historical struggle.

intensegrimrighteousurgenthopefulsteadypolitical thrillerhistorical dramagritty realismresistancejusticeoppressiontransformation
police brutalityright and justiceresistancesouth africaapartheidanc (african national congress)
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