Catch A Fire
Tells the story of freedom fighter and political prisoner Patrick Chamusso who became politicised in the 1980s when he was falsely accused of bombing the refinery where he worked. The brutal treatment of his family by government agent Nic Vos (Tim Robbins) leaves his life in tatters, even though charges against him are eventually dropped. He concludes his only recourse against the violent system of apartheid is to join Mandela's African National Congress and go underground as a rebel fighter. In the hands of expert helmer Phillip Noyce this is a vibrant political thriller, a history lesson with clear resonance in our current political climate where the line between rebellion and terrorism has become a paranoid blur.
Year: 2006
Genre: Drama, Thrillers & Suspense, True Stories, Racial Intolerance, Film Festivals 2007
Country: UK, France, South Africa, USA
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto
Duration: 97 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence and offensive language.
6.7/10
Location in store: Thriller
ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:
Cry Freedom (1987)
Stirring epic drama by Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi") that follows the friendship between white Sou...
Silkwood (1983)
Meryl Streep plays Karen Silkwood in this true account of the mysterious circumstances under which S...
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Set in 1930s outback Australia, this is the true story of three Aboriginal girls who are snatched fr...
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
As his country descends into madness, five-star-hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) sets o...
Bloody Sunday (2002)
On Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972, in the Catholic Bogside district of Derry, Northern Ireland, 13 unarmed ci...
In My Country (2004)
In newly post-apartheid South Africa the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up, bringing pe...
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Fernando Meirelles ('City of God') makes his English language debut with this enthralling, complex J...
Red Dust (2004)
Set against the backdrop of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Hearings, Hilary Swan...
North Country (2005)
Acclaimed kiwi helmer Niki Caro went to Minnesota for this fictionalised account of the most famous...
A Dry White Season (1989)
Donald Sutherland is South African school teacher Ben du Toit, someone who has remained isolated fro...
Endgame (2009)
Set in mid-1980s South Africa when apartheid held sway over the nation, this striking political dram...
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story tha...
The Bang Bang Club (2010)
Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe) is a war photographer trying to make a name for himself in South Af...
Romero (1989)
The powerful account of a savage dictatorship that massacred and tortured hundreds of thousands. He...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
Based on the international bestseller, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is both a gripping thriller an...
Timbuktu (2014)
We are the guardians of all deeds since we arrived in this territory. So states one of the self-de...
Cry Freedom (Blu-Ray) (1987)
Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper `Daily Dispatch' in South Africa. He has writt...