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Escape from Pretoria (2020) · Cineora

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A FRANCIS ANNAN FILM

Escape from Pretoria

20201h 42mPG-13Movie

DramaHistoryThriller

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 51.2K votes

SURVIVAL IS KEY

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.

Tense
Gritty
Thought-provoking
True story
Period piece
Survival

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for a group of friends and talking about after. Contains graphic violence and strong language.

DirectorFrancis Annan

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Daniel RadcliffeTim Jenkin

Daniel WebberStephen Lee

Ian HartDenis Goldberg

Mark Leonard WinterLeonard

Nathan PageMongo

Grant PiroSchnepel

Len FirthVermeulen

Lliam AmorKitson

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