Escape from Pretoria (2020)

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director:

Francis Annan

Writers:

Francis Annan (screenplay by), L.H. Adams (screenplay by)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Tim Jenkin
Daniel Webber	...	Stephen Lee
Ian Hart	...	Denis Goldberg
Mark Leonard Winter	...	Leonard Fontaine
Nathan Page	...	Mongo
Grant Piro	...	Schnepel
Lenny Firth	...	Vermellen
Lliam Amor	...	Kitson
Adam Tuominen	...	Jeremy
PJ Oaten	...	Rabkin
Ratidzo Mambo	...	Daphne
Vuyo Loko	...	Potluck
Maris J. Caune	...	Loggie (as Maris J Caune)
Adam Ovadia	...	Van Wyk
Rory Walker	...	Walter

Storyline

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

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Plot Keywords:

prison break | apartheid | south africa | political prisoner | anti apartheid | 

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Taglines:

Survival is key.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some disturbing material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second feature film shot in South Australia starring English actor Daniel Radcliffe. His first was 'December Boys' (2007) about thirteen years earlier. In between, Radcliffe has also starred in director Greg McLean's 'Jungle' (2017) which shot in Queensland, Australia

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Goofs

What is a black guy doing in an all white prison where Tim was sentenced to.

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Quotes

Denis Goldberg: Don't run away, stay and fight!
Tim Jenkin: [holds up a key] This is how we fight!

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Connections

Referenced in Escape from Pretoria: Cast Interviews (2020)

User Reviews

Very Enjoyable Prison Movie.

Well as the title of my review says, this was a very enjoyable prison movie. I'm not a Daniel Radcliffe fan, I cannot stand " Harry Potter ", however I really enjoyed his performance in this movie. Very tense at times, the 100 minutes or so run time of this movie passed quickly and my wife and I were very entertained. Reviews of this movie complaining of being an Australian movie are unjustified. This is very much a South African story that just happened to be filmed in Australia. It's a PRISON movie, it could have been filmed on the moon, who cares where it was filmed?. Daniel Webber was also a great co star and I think he is improving in each performance he gives. Heartily recommended.

Details

Official Sites:

Official SAFC Media Release Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK Australia USA South Africa

Language:

English French

Release Date:

6 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escape from Pretoria

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,431,995

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spier Films, Premiere Picture, Beagle Pug Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1