Catch a Fire
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · 69% critics
In apartheid-era South Africa, a quiet working man tries to stay out of politics while supporting his family and community. After a bombing at a major fuel facility, he is wrongly accused and brutalized by security forces, pushing him to question what justice means and whether resistance can ever be justified.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-10-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (144 votes)
About
If you like tense, politically charged true stories about ordinary people pushed into impossible choices, this may work for you; Not for you if you avoid grim torture scenes or want a lighter thriller like Green Zone.
Pros: powerful true-story impact; strong lead performances; thought-provoking moral questions | Cons: tough, upsetting scenes; uneven pacing; limited plot development
Themes
- police brutality
- right and justice
- resistance
- south africa
- apartheid
- anc (african national congress)
Awards & recognition
- Black Reel Award — Best Actor · 2007 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Motion Picture · 2007 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture · 2006 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tim Robbins
as Nic Vos
Derek Luke
as Patrick Chamusso
Bonnie Mbuli
as Precious Chamusso
Mncedisi Shabangu
as Zuko September
Tumisho Masha
as Obadi
- SK
Sithembiso Khumalo
as Sixpence
Terry Pheto
as Miriam
Michele Burgers
as Anna Vos
- ML
Mpho Lovinga
as Johnny Piliso
Jay Anstey
as Katie Vos
Directed by Phillip Noyce