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Tim Robbins Stars In Catch A Fire, 10/27
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Catch a Fire is the new film
from director Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American, Rabbit-
Proof Fence). The political thriller takes place during the country's turbulent and
divided times in the early 1980s, and in the new South Africa of today.
Derek Luke portrays real-life hero Patrick Chamusso. Patrick is a charming and
loving husband to his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna), and a caring father to his
two young daughters. He works as a foreman at the centrally located Secunda oil
refinery, which is a symbol of South Africa's self-sufficiency at a time when the
world was protesting the country's oppressive apartheid system. In his spare
time, Patrick coaches a local boys' soccer team. Carefully toeing the hard line
imposed on blacks by apartheid, Patrick is completely apolitical.
Academy Award winner Tim Robbins plays Nic Vos, a Colonel in the country's
Police Security Branch. The shrewd and charismatic Vos strives to maintain
order in volatile situations, which have become more and more frequent as the
outlawed activist organization African National Congress (ANC) rallies blacks
against apartheid. Vos is also concerned for the safety of his wife and two
daughters. He and his family live a world away from the Chamusso familyâ¦
â¦until the innocent Patrick comes under suspicion and is arrested (in June 1980)
for sabotage of the Secunda oil refinery. His alibi is compromised, and Patrick is
desperate to shield Precious from a past indiscretion and keep his job. But he is
ill-prepared to withstand brutal interrogations by Vos' men. As Vos further
insinuates himself into the lives of the Chamussos, to Patrick's shock and shame,
Precious herself is jailed and tortured. Although he and Precious are soon
released from custody, Patrick is stunned into action and completely reorients his
sense of self and purpose. He leaves his family to join up with the ANC .
Becoming a rebel fighter and political operative, Patrick is radicalized on behalf of
his people and his country. He ultimately envisions a formidable and dangerous
follow-up strike against the Secunda refinery, risking his own life and future.
Change must and will come, for Patrick and his family, and for South Africa itself.
A Focus Features presentation in association with StudioCanal of a Working
Title/Mirage Enterprises production. A Phillip Noyce Film. Tim Robbins, Derek
Luke. Catch a Fire. Bonnie Henna. Music by Philip Miller. Costume Designer,
Reza Levy. Production Designer, Johnny Breedt. Editor, Jill Bilcock, A.C.E.
Directors of Photography, Ron Fortunato, ASC, Garry Phillips. Executive
Producers, Sydney Pollack, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin. Produced by Tim
Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anthony Minghella, Robyn Slovo. Written by Shawn Slovo.
Directed by Phillip Noyce. A Focus Features Release.
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