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Escape from Pretoria

2020 · 102 min

A taut, methodical prison-break thriller that keeps you on edge through quiet ingenuity and moral urgency.

Directed by
Francis Annan
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Francis Annan
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • freedom
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • prison
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history, thriller
Directed by
Francis Annan
Written by
Francis Annan, L. H. Adams
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page, Grant Piro, Len Firth, Lliam Amor
Music
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Cinematography
Geoffrey Hall
Runtime
102 min
Country
Australia, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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