Escape from Pretoria

Mar 6, 2020

1h 42m

★ 7.2

Survival is key

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Thriller

Production Companies

MEP Capital

Momentum Pictures

Hamilton Entertainment

South Australian Film Corporation

Arclight Films

Particular Crowd

Spier Films

Enriched Media Group

Premiere Picture

Footprint Films

Beagle Pug Films

Escape from Pretoria Trailers

Cast

Tim Jenkin

Daniel Radcliffe

Stephen Lee

Daniel Webber

Denis Goldberg

Ian Hart

Leonard

Mark Leonard Winter

Mongo

Nathan Page

Schnepel

Grant Piro

Vermeulen

Len Firth

Kitson

Lliam Amor

Jeremy

Adam Tuominen

Rabkin

PJ Oaten

Daphne

Ratidzo Mambo

Potluck

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