Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire (2006)

PG-13 27 Oct 2006 • Biography, Drama, History • 1h 41m
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A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.

Phillip Noyce
Director
Shawn Slovo
Writer
Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Mbuli
Starring

Language: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Portuguese
Awards: 2 wins & 14 nominations
Country: France, United Kingdom, South Africa, United States
Metacritic Score: 62
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $4,299,773

6.7

IMDb (11077 votes)
75%
Rotten Tomatoes
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