Catch a Fire (PG-13)

Quicklook Rating★★½

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.

details

Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 38 min.
Opened October 27th, 2006

director

Phillip Noyce

writer

Shawn Slovo

MovieGoer Review

Catch a Fire beats a two hour history lecture, but there’s something missing in this triumph over adversity.

Story

Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) is a simple family man in South Africa during the ‘80s Apartheid era... MORE

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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.

details

Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 38 min.
Opened October 27th, 2006

director

Phillip Noyce

writer

Shawn Slovo

MovieGoer Review

Catch a Fire beats a two hour history lecture, but there’s something missing in this triumph over adversity.

Story

Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) is a simple family man in South Africa during the ‘80s Apartheid era... MORE