Dark theme:

Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire (2006)

Drama, Thriller, Historical, Biographical, Mystery, Action | France, UK, South Africa, United States

Director: Phillip Noyce

BBC2 | Monday 19 May 2014 | 00:35

Where to watch

Live TV

Monday 19 May 2014 00:35

Saturday 12 April 2014 23:00

Sunday 10 March 2013 23:20

Sunday 12 June 2011 22:30

Rating: 6.7/10

User rating: 8.4/10
(9 votes)

SYNOPSIS

A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.

Actors

Writer: Shawn Slovo

Producer: Jeff Abberley, Tim Bevan

RUNTIME: 101 min

Photos

Reviews

No reviews

RECOMMENDATIONS

Malcolm X (1992)

Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and...
Darkest Hour (2017)

During World War II, as Adolf Hitler's powerful Wehrmacht rampages across Europe, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain, is forced to...
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the...
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Though generally unknown to Western audiences, Tsui Hark is considered a giant among Asian filmmakers and this exceptional epic, combining hard-hitting...
Public Enemies (2009)

The difficult 1930s is a time of robbers who knock over banks and other rich targets with alarming frequency. Of them, none is more notorious than John Dillinger,...
To Hell and Back (1955)

Biopic of actor Audie Murphy, following his service in the Second World War. Enlisting in the Army as a teenager to support his younger siblings, he excelled...
Path to War (2002)

A portrayal of the Johnson presidency and its spiraling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert...
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

After the long career of lawman that made him a legend, Wyatt Earp deciedes to quit and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. There he would see them in feud...
Ford v Ferrari (2019)

As Enzo Ferrari's fast Rosso-Corsa racing cars dominate the mid-1960s motorsport world, the American car designer, Carroll Shelby, is forced to retire after...
Phantom (2013)

The Cold War has cast an ominous chill over the entire globe, and when a Soviet submarine targets the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet for nuclear attack, it appears...