Catch a Fire
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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- Cast
- Crew
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Catch a Fire
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 2006
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
User Score
62%
Original Title
Catch a Fire
Production Companies
Working Title Films, Mirage Enterprises, StudioCanal
Director
Phillip Noyce
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$5,700,000
Description
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.
