Catch a Fire (2006)

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Catch a Fire (2006)
by JJ79 in JJ79 Blog

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""Catch a Fire" is an interesting study in words, sides and colors. It's a story told from the oppressed majority, which is contrary to most films of its ilk that take the perspective of the oppressed minority. Here, the story of apartheid and all its associated ugliness is told through two people: everyman Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) and special intelligence agent Nic Vos (Tim Robbins). Patrick, a foreman at a coal plant in South Africa, leads a relatively successful life. He is married to a beautiful woman, has to loving kids and holds a position of responsibility at work. He coaches the village children's soccer team and generally keeps his nose out of places it doesn't belong. On their way home from winning the soccer finals, the plant is attacked by the African National Congress-"terrorists", as the white population calls them. Soon, Patrick is targeted, as well as his family, for having a hand in the explosion. This film, directed by Phillip Noyce and written by the son ... " [More]

Catch a Fire
by JimBell in JimBell Blog

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"When Joe Slovo, a white man, was heading up the military terrorist wing of the African National Congress (ANC), he said to his daughter that, when this is all over, if you want to tell the story, tell the story of Patrick Chamusso, for he is a real live-wire. With Catch a Fire (2006), Shawn Slovo has provided a script which combines the story of Patrick Chamusso’s life and the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. It is 1980, and Chamusso (Derek Luke) is keeping his head down, working hard at the oil refinery, loving his children, and coaching the young boy’s soccer team when he is wrongly accused of bombing the refinery. Col. Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), head of the white regime’s anti-terrorist squad, has Chamusso tortured repeatedly, and then has his wife tortured as well. When released, the formerly apolitical Chamusso disappears to join the armed resistance, and he later actually attempts to bomb the factory. Freedom fighter or terrorist? [More]

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