Title Catch a fire / Mirage Enterprises ; Moonlighting Films South Africa ; Studio Canal ; Working Title Films ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anthony Minghella, Robyn Slovo ; written by Shawn Slovo ; directed by Philip Noyce.

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Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, [2007]

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Description	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Series	Focus Features spotlight series
	Focus Features spotlight series.
System Details	DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Note	Title from container.
Cast	Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho K. Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers, Mpho Lovinga.
Credits	Director of photography, Ron Fortunato ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Philip Miller ; costume designer, Reza Levy ; production designer, Johnny Breedt.
Note	Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Audience	MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material involving torture and abuse, violence and brief language.
Summary	The true story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical. That is, until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.
Note	Special features: Audio commentary with director Philip Noyce, Patrick Chamusso, Robyn Slovo, Tim Robbins, Derek Luke and Bonnie Henna; deleted scenes.
Language	English or French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Supervisors, Industrial -- South Africa -- Drama.
	Petroleum workers -- South Africa -- Drama.
	Heroes -- South Africa -- Drama.
	Political prisoners -- South Africa -- Drama.
	South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Drama.
	Black people -- South Africa -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
	Historical films.
	Biographical films.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
	Thriller -- Feature.
	Historical -- Feature.
	Biographical -- Feature.
	Feature films.
	Suspense films.
	Historical films.
	Biographical films.
Added Author	Bevan, Tim.
	Fellner, Eric.
	Minghella, Anthony.
	Slovo, Robyn.
	Slovo, Shawn.
	Noyce, Phillip.
	Robbins, Tim, 1958-
	Luke, Derek, 1974-
	Henna, Bonnie.
	Shabangu, Mncedisi.
	Masha, Tumisho.
	Khumalo, Sithembiso.
	Pheto, Terry.
	Burgers, Michele.
	Lovinga, Mpho.
	Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
	Moonlighting Films (Firm)
	Studio Canal.
	Working Title Films.
	Universal Pictures (Firm)
Standard No.	025193206824
Music No.	61032068 Universal Pictures

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