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Escape from Pretoria

Escape from Pretoria

Survival is key

20207.21h 42m

Overview

South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

Directed by Francis Annan
Written by Tim Jenkin, L. H. Adams, Denis Goldberg
Produced by Mark Blaney, Jackie Sheppard, David Barron
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Tim Jenkin

Daniel Webber

Daniel Webber

Stephen Lee

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Denis Goldberg

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Leonard

Nathan Page

Nathan Page

Mongo

Grant Piro

Grant Piro

Schnepel

L

Len Firth

Vermeulen

L

Lliam Amor

Kitson

Adam Tuominen

Adam Tuominen

Jeremy

P

PJ Oaten

Rabkin

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book1970spolitical activismapartheidanc (african national congress)based on true storyracismprison breakanti-racismpolitical persecutionpretoria, south africa

About Escape from Pretoria

Escape from Pretoria is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, 1970s, political activism, apartheid, anc (african national congress), based on true story. Directed by Francis Annan, it stars Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart. South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

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