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Catch a Fire
“The spark that ignites us, unites us.”
6.3 / 10• 2006• 1h 41m•PG-13• English
ActionDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tim Robbins
Nic Vos
Lead
Derek Luke
Patrick Chamusso
Bonnie Mbuli
Precious Chamusso
Mncedisi Shabangu
Zuko September
Tumisho Masha
Obadi
SK
Sithembiso Khumalo
Sixpence
Terry Pheto
Miriam
Michele Burgers
Anna Vos
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Phillip Noyce's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Catch a Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
