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Catch A Fire

Synopsis

Derek Luke portrays real-life hero Patrick Chamusso. Completely apolitical whilst toeing the hard line imposed on blacks by apartheid, Patrick is a family man, he and his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna), have two young daughters and he coaches a local boys’ soccer team in his spare time. Patrick’s job is as the foreman at the centrally located Secunda oil refinery, a symbol of South Africa’s self-sufficiency at a time when the world was protesting the country’s oppressive apartheid system.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm
Director
Phillip Noyce
Producer
Sydney Pollack, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Editor
Jill Bilcock
Screenwriter
Shawn Slovo
Director of Photography
Ron Fortunato ASC, Garry Phillips
Production Designer
Johnny Breedt
Principal cast
Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna
Costume Designer
Reza Levy

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Working Title Films

5th Floor, Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK

T +44 (0)20 7307 3000

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