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Release Date: October 27th, 2006

DVD Release Date: January 30th, 2007

PG-13|1 hr 42 min

Plot Summary
Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke), an apolitical black South African who works at an oil refinery, becomes a freedom fighter for the ANC after a brutal run-in with a government terror squad. Patrick stages daring solo attacks against the apartheid regime, even as a policeman (Tim Robbins) worms his way into the lives of Patrick and his family.

Cast: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers

Director: Phillip Noyce

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Production Co: Mirage Enterprises, Working Title Films

Distributors: Focus Features

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Unscripted: Tim Robbins and Derek Luke in Catch a Fire - P
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  • 70
    Wall Street Journal

    An affecting story of punishment and crime, of betrayal and redemption marred by preachiness and a treacly ending, Catch a Fire is notable for its refusal to see things in terms of black and white.

  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Luke, who had the title role in Denzel Washington's directorial debut, "Antwone Fisher," is that rare actor who can convey profound inner conflict with just a look in his eye; his performance is attuned, astute and remarkable. show more

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter

    Comparisons to "Hotel Rwanda" make sense up to a point - both feature heroes who have the scales removed from their eyes - but "Fire" is no tearjerker, and here the story of Chamusso's conversion serves mainly as prologue to the main plot, a history-tinted cat-and-mouse policier in which he will attempt to finish the job he was wrongly accused of starting. show more

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