Catch a Fire
2006
The spark that ignites us, unites us.
- Phillip Noyce
- 1h 41m
- October 27, 2006 · France, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa
Overview
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
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 27, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa
- Production
- Working Title Films,StudioCanal,Mirage Enterprises
- Cast
- Tim Robbins,Derek Luke,Bonnie Mbuli,Mncedisi Shabangu,Tumisho Masha,Sithembiso Khumalo,Terry Pheto,Michele Burgers,Mpho Lovinga,Jay Ansteyand 8 more
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Writer
- Shawn Slovo
- Cinematography
- Ron Fortunato
- Music
- Philip Miller
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Revenue
- $5,700,000
- IMDb
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