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Director
Phillip Noyce

Screenwriter(s)
Shawn Slovo

Cast
Robert Hobbs, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Tim Robbins

Release Date: October 27, 2006

Release: Wide

Synopsis: Shot on location in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Mozambique, this political thriller is based on the real-life story of Patrick Chamusso. The film takes place in South Africa, spanning from the country's turbulent and divided years in the 1980s to the present day.

Patrick (played by Derek Luke) 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 (Academy Award winner Tim Robbins) 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.

Genre: Drama - Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material involving torture and abuse, violence and brief language)

Offical Site: Catch a Fire

Movie Poster: Allposters

DVD/VHS: Amazon

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