Escape from Pretoria

"Survival is key"

Mar 6 2020 PG-13 1h 46m
Thriller

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Francis Annan, L.H. Adams, Tim Jenkin

Directed by

Francis Annan

Production Countries

Australia, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Momentum Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment, South Australian Film Corporation, Arclight Films, Particular Crowd, Spier Films, Enriched Media Group, Footprint Films, Beagle Pug Films, MEP Capital, Premiere Picture

Languages

Français, English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
49,250
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA