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Catch a Fire

The spark that ignites us, unites us.

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.

20061h 41mPG-13Action, Drama, Thriller

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About Catch a Fire

Directors
Phillip Noyce
Cast
Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
France, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique
Status
Released

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