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Catch a Fire |
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 Release Date: 10/27/06 (Future Release)
Starring: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Terry Pheto
Director: Phillip Noyce
Rating: (PG-13) |
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Drama, Suspense/Thriller |
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Running Time |
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98 min |
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Distributor |
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Focus Features |
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NEW YORK VIEW
Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence) directs the year's most radical political drama, a smart and surprisingly audacious film about the flip side of Nelson Mandela's nonviolent crusade. Derek Luke plays real-life activist Patrick Chamusso, who minds his own business at an oil refinery until he is mistakenly arrested under suspicion of terrorism and embraces the violent politics of the African National Congress. Noyce's convincing sanctification of Chamusso is an audacious political gambit, all the more powerful for the film's headlong, nail-biting momentum.
CINEMASOURCE SYNOPSIS
Based on the real-life story of Patrick Chamusso, this political thriller spans the years from South Africa's turbulent 1980s to the present day. Patrick is an oil refinery employee and soccer player who is apolitical--until he and his wife are brutalized by government-sanctioned terror squads. Shocked into action, Patrick reorients his sense of self and purpose. Even as policeman Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the lives of Patrick and his family, Patrick becomes a rebel fighter and political operative, staging daring solo attacks against the brutal apartheid regime. Change must and will come, not only for South Africa but also for Patrick, Nic, and those closest to them.
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