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Catch a Fire

6.3/10
TMDB156 votes
Original: 101 min

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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About Catch a Fire

The spark that ignites us, unites us.

Catch a Fire (2006) is a film in the action, drama, thriller genres. Directed by . The cast includes Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu.

Released
Original language
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
France, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique
Production companies
Working Title, Mirage Enterprises, StudioCanal
Directors
Writers
Shawn Slovo

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What is Catch a Fire about?

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.

Who stars in Catch a Fire?

Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo. See the cast cards above for character names.

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