Catch a Fire (film)
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Directed by | Phillip Noyce |
Written by | Shawn Slovo |
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Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
Music by | Philip Miller |
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Distributed by | Focus Features (United States) StudioCanal (France)[1] Universal Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 101 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $14 million |
Box office | $5.7 million |
Catch a Fire is a 2006
Plot
In South Africa in 1980,
plant in the world.Patrick is unwillingly swept into Vos's investigation due to his inability to provide a satisfactory explanation for his whereabouts at the time of the bombing (he was actually having an affair with a woman not his wife). Eventually Patrick, his wife, Precious, and his family are tortured by Vos and his subordinates. Desperate, Patrick says that he is willing to confess to a crime he did not commit to protect his family. Vos concludes that Patrick is innocent, and orders his release.
Fuelled by the anger at the injustices he and his family suffered, Patrick joins
Patrick is arrested and sentenced to 24 years in prison, after his wife goes to Vos and tells him where Patrick is, because she fell for a simple trick in which Vos left photographs of Patrick talking to a female member of the ANC. Due to her unjustified jealousy, she sells him out. He is released early due to the abolition of apartheid.
Precious, who has remarried, is waiting for him and apologizes, and Patrick forgives her and says he is sorry as well. Some time later, he sees Vos sitting out near a small body of water. He creeps over and sees that it is indeed Vos, and though a part of him wants to break Vos' neck, he decides that it is not worth it. He left Vos alone, and went on to remarry and take in over 80 orphaned children in South Africa to provide a home for kids who lost their families during the anti-apartheid struggle.
Cast
- Derek Luke as Patrick Chamusso
- Tim Robbins as Nic Vos
- Bonnie Henna as Precious Chamusso[3]
- Mncedisi Shabangu as Zeko September
- Tumisho Masha as Obadi
- Sithembiso Khumalo as Sixpence
- Terry Pheto as Miriam
- Marius Weyers as the Field Commander
- Michele Burgers as Anna Vos
- Mpho Lovinga as Johnny Piliso
- Malcolm Purkey as Joe Slovo
- Robyn Slovo as Ruth First
- Patrick Chamusso as himself
- Sibusiso Mhlongo as a Photographer
- Ziizi Mahlati as Albertina Chamusso
Critical reception
The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% out of 146 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.6/10 and the critical consensus being: "No stranger to the political thriller, director Phillip Noyce tackles apartheid and terrorism with experienced gusto, while Derek Luke and Tim Robbins hand in nuanced performances."[4]
References
- Lumiere. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ BBFC: Catch a Fire Retrieved 2013-03-11
- ^ South Africa's Henna Is on 'Fire', The Washington Post. Retrieved July 2013
- ^ Catch a Fire. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
External links
- Catch a Fire at IMDb
- Catch a Fire at AllMovie
- Catch a Fire at Box Office Mojo
- Catch a Fire at Metacritic.com
- Audio interview with director, Phillip Noyce, on the Afrikaans in Sydney podcast.