Catch a Fire (2006) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

An apolitical South African oil-refinery worker and soccer coach is forced into terrorism as a means of fighting back against the brutality of the apartheid regime in director Phillip Noyce's dramatic look at the life of one-time political prisoner and freedom fighter Patrick Chamusso. In the 1980s, Patrick (Derek Luke) and his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna) lived a peaceful life until one fateful day, when on an overnight trip with his team, Patrick is singled out as the prime suspect in a bombing at the refinery. Placed in solitary confinement, with his wife and family brutalized by government agent Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), the young family man is eventually cleared of charges, but his life is in shambles. Devastated and distraught, Patrick soon begins working as a rebel fighter and political operative for Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. As the oppressed country's powerful apartheid regime continues to torture and torment its citizens, the now-radicalized Patrick must disappear from his family without a trace and go undercover if he is to aid in toppling the system that destroyed his family, and forever changed his outlook on the world. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho K. Masha
Theatrical Release Date:
10/27/2006
DVD Release Date:
01/30/2007
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for thematic material including torture and abuse, violence, and brief language.
Run Time:
102 min.
Distributor(s):
Focus Features
Director(s):
Phillip Noyce
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Totalitarian States, Keeping a Secret, Political Unrest, Terrorism, Switching Sides
Tone:
Compassionate, Confrontational, Forceful, Intimate, Ironic
Country of Origin:
USA (10-27-2006)
Language:
Afrikaans,English
Status:
DVD

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