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Catch a Fire

2006

Action / Biography / Drama / History

Catch a Fire

2006

Action / Biography / Drama / History

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BluRay estimated release date: June 14, 2007

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75% TOMATOMETER · 141 reviews

71% AUDIENCE · 25K ratings

6.7/10 · 11.1K

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BluRay ETA: June 14, 2007

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police brutality right and justice resistance south africa apartheid anc (african national congress)

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Phillip Noyce

Top cast

Eduan van Jaarsveldt as Special Branch Sergeant

Jonathan Pienaar as Mechanic in Swaziland

Tim Robbins as Col. Nic Vos

Marius Weyers as Police Brigadier

Tech specs

720p.WEB 1080p.WEB

930.39 MB

1280*544

English 2.0

PG-13

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 41 min

Seeds 4

1.87 GB

1920*816

English 5.1

PG-13

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 41 min

Seeds 8

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IMDb reviews

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6 / 10

Director Phillip Noyce depicts how a single spark

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Director Phillip Noyce depicts how a single spark of defiance and strength can catch a fire for revolutionary change The spark that ignites us unites us all…

8 / 10

THIS IS A REBOOT OF A REVIEW I

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THIS IS A REBOOT OF A REVIEW I WROTE BACK IN 2007 This film stars Tim Robins (best known for "The Shawshank Redemption" and his Oscar winning performance in…

THIS IS A REBOOT OF A REVIEW I WROTE BACK IN 2007 This film stars Tim Robins (best known for "The Shawshank Redemption" and his Oscar winning performance in "Mystic River), and Derek Luke, a fine young African-American actor who's previous credits include "Antwone Fisher", "Friday Night Lights" and "Biker Boyz". Based on true events, the film takes place in 1980 apartheid South Africa and tells the story of Patrick Chamusso (played by Derek Luke), a humble black South African oil refinery foreman who has two young daughters and a beautiful wife named Precious. One day his simple life is torn apart when there is a bombing at the oil refinery and he is snatched from his home by the Gestapo-like Police Security who accuse him of being a part of the terrorist attack. He is imprisoned and viciously tortured by his interrogator Colonel Nic Vos (Tim Robins). Vos is a well versed manipulator, that even goes so far as to bring Patrick home to his family for Sunday brunch where they make nice around a tense table and then Vos takes Patrick out into the backyard and continues to integrate him. Still, Patrick proclaims his innocents and finally Vos stoops so low as to arrest and torture Patrick's lovely wife Precious. Patrick gives a false confession to save his family, but Vos, sensing that Patrick is innocent, releases him. The lingering anger that wells inside of Patrick drives him to leave his family for Mozambique, where he joins up with the ANC and becomes a rebel political operative. Australian director Philip Noyce ("Patriot Games" and "The Bone Collector"), creates an air of tension from the very first frames and his camera is intensely intimate as it explore the lives of the oppressed and the oppressors. The story moves along briskly and does it's best to avoid melodramatic pot holes as it races towards it's made for Hollywood, true-life ending. Derek Luke is fabulous as Patrick, showing a great range of emotion and strength playing a man who is beaten down only to rise up again. Tim Robins imbibes Vos with an intense, simmering evil as he slowly creeps under the skin of his interrogation victims. I was only in my early 20's when I really started to take notice of the apartheid oppression that was smothering South Africa and I remember the pressure the rest of the world placed upon its government to treat all of its citizens as equals. I also remember the end of South African apartheid, when Nelson Mandela was finally released form prison and de Clerk was forced to usher his country into the 20th century. When I watched "Catch A Fire", with it's scenes of innocent people fighting against an evil regime, I couldn't help but compare it to the real life wars in the world today. History repeats itself with only subtle changes.

8 / 10

History says everything and this movie sure made

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History says everything and this movie sure made a contribution. Luke is at his best !

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