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Catch a Fire
The spark that ignites us, unites us.
The spark that ignites us, unites us.
Action, Drama, Thriller - 2006
Catch a Fire
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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
Cast:
,
Tim Robbins
,
Terry Pheto
,
Derek Luke
,
Bonnie Mbuli
,
Mncedisi Shabangu
,
Tumisho Masha
,
Sithembiso Khumalo
,
Michele Burgers
,
Mpho Lovinga
,
Jay Anstey

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
27 Oct 2006
Country:
FR, GB, US, ZA
Languages:
Afrikaans, English, Zulu
Budget:
$14,000,000
Revenue:
$5,710,236
Awards:
2 wins & 14 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
[The film is] complex. It's rich. I think it's well-done.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
31 Oct 2006
fresh:
Catch a Fire is confident enough to depict the battle from all sides.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
1 Nov 2006
fresh:
Catch a Fire ignites, incites and informs as few other movies of the fall do.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Nov 2006
rotten:
Despite Mr. Noyce's attempt to achieve a sense of balance and restraint, the material covers an overly familiar landscape with no special insight or sense of purpose.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
1 Nov 2006
rotten:
At its best when making the most of the conflicts at the heart of apartheid.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
23 Mar 2007
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