Catch a Fire
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Phillip Noyce
Vusi Simelane
Dolly Gaehler
Ian Roussouw
Bongani Manok
Fiorha Ntshauba
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In South Africa, Patrick Chamusso is a charming and loving husband to his wife Precious, and a caring father to his two young daughters. He works as a foreman at the centrally located Secunda oil refinery, which is a symbol of South Africa's self-sufficiency at a time when the world was protesting the country's oppressive apartheid system. In his spare time, Patrick coaches a local boys' soccer team. Carefully toeing the hard line imposed on blacks by apartheid, Patrick is completely apolitical. Nic Vos is a Colonel in the country's Police Security Branch. The shrewd and charismatic Vos strives to maintain order in volatile situations, which have become more and more frequent as the outlawed activist organization African National Congress (ANC) rallies blacks against apartheid. Vos is also concerned for the safety of his wife and two daughters. He and his family live a world away from the Chamusso family--until the innocent Patrick comes under suspicion and is arrested (in June 1980) for sabotage of the Secunda oil refinery. His alibi is compromised, and Patrick is desperate to shield Precious from a past indiscretion and keep his job. But he is ill-prepared to withstand brutal interrogations by Vos' men. As Vos further insinuates himself into the lives of the Chamussos, to Patrick's shock and shame, Precious herself is jailed and tortured. Although he and Precious are soon released from custody, Patrick is stunned into action and completely reorients his sense of self and purpose. He leaves his family to join up with the ANC. Becoming a rebel fighter and political operative, Patrick is radicalized on behalf of his people and his country. He ultimately envisions a formidable and dangerous follow-up strike against the Secunda refinery, risking his own life and future. Change must and will come, for Patrick and his family, and for South Africa itself.
Director
Phillip Noyce
Cast
Vusi Simelane
Dolly Gaehler
Ian Roussouw
Bongani Manok
Fiorha Ntshauba
Siphokazi Maroqana
Sithembiso Khumalo
Onalenna Mokoboto
Mathoto Matsetela
Michael Mabizela
Anthony Bishop
Mxolisi Mantlana
Charlotte Savage
Michael Phillips
Bubu Mazibuko
Thabo Magaretsa
David Tumahole
David Mbatha
Dirk Vermeulen
Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Erik Pilani
Johannesburg Festival Orchestra
Jessica Anstey
Sindi Nontshinya
Mirriam Angela Doshane
Khutjo Mmola
Mpho Lovinga
Waldemar Schultz
Richard Nwamba
Sibongiseni Phakathi
Grant Swanby
Nomhle Nkonyeni
Kgosi Mongake
Justin Shaw
Susan Danford
Ziizi Mahlati
Erno Van Dyk
Mahlubi Kraai
Kholosa Tshandana
Jonathan Pienaar
Tumisho Masha
Joseph Ngobeni
Zamajobe Sithole
Thabo Bopape
Robyn Slovo
Neels Classen
Zakhele Mabaso
Dan Robbertse
Khali Phithi
Mncedisi Shabangu
Patrick Chamusso
Malibongwe Yuwa
Branfon Auret
Anrich Herbst
Dexter N'wanya
Kgaugelo Mpharala
Mantele Khomane
Lennox Mathabathe
Malcolm Purkey
Ezra Erasmus
Terry Pheto
Veli Mavuso
Tim Robbins
Jet Novuka
Sibusiso Mhlongo
Martin Lemaitre
Onthatile Ramasodi
Mpho Osei Tutu
Sun Glen Tshabalala
Eduan Van Jaarsveld
Jabulani Ngwenya
Robert Hobbs
Bongani Maseko
Bongani Dlamini
Makgano Mamabolo
Harriet Manamela
Mduduzi Mabaso
Michelle Burgers
James Zuma
Vanessa Cooke
Bonnie Henna
Derek Luke
Marius Wevers
Johan Van Der Merwe
Liaan Adriaan
Carel Trichardt
Eckard Rabe
Crew
Jeff Abberley
Vincent Agha
Justin Alvarez
Nick Angel
Daniel Ashton
John Atwell
Yvonne Austin
Leo Bahas
Katie Bailey
Neil Baillie
Debbie Balderstone
Ryan Ballard
Leonard Baloyi
Martin Baloyi
Alan Barnes
George Bartels
Gail Behrmann
Peter Belcher
Pete Bellotte
Lorna Bennet
Sean Berkhout
Tim Bevan
Marc Biart
Giulio Biccari
Giulio Biccari
Jill Bilcock
Julia Blackman
Tony Bloemstein
Orchestra Blue
David Booth
Nick Booth
Hentie Botha
Tony Boyers
Bernice Breedt
Johnny Breedt
Vernon Breedt
Ben Breen
Stephen Britnell
Justin Brokensha
Trevor Brown
Julian Buchenroder
Michelle Burgers
Chris Button
Charlotte Buys
Stuart Cadzow
Damian Candusso
Arno Carstens
Miro Chakaryan
Patrick Chamusso
Liza Chasin
Shadrack Chauke
Adam Chokwe
Grant Cinnamon
Graham Clark
Andre Coertze
Hazel Cohn
De La Coliniere
Dionne Cronin
Miranda Culley
Peter J Currey
Harmen Cusak
Bertram Dagan
Kirsten Dauth
Megan Davis
Zane Davis
Michael Dhlamini
Kerry Dibbs
Steven Dietloff
Matthijs Dijk
Xandi Van Dijk
Deborah Maxwell Dion
Lenford Dlamini
Sidney Dlamini
Nandi Dlepu
Chloe Dorigan
Theuns Du Plessis
Steve Dunn
Nana Dyer
Gavan Eckhart
Wolfgang Ender
Gerhard Engelbrecht
Anthony English
Jaco Espach
Alan Fairlie
Robert Fait
Harold Faltermeyer
Bryn Farrelly
Kevin Faulkner
Eric Fellner
Chris Fellows
Susie Figgis
Robert M Fischer
Vincent Fletcher
Vivian De Fleuriot
Jayne Forbes
Keith Forsey
Ron Fortunato
Ron Fortunato
Justin Fouche
Phillip Francis
Jock De Gasparis
Retha Geldenhuys
Shefali Ghosh
Brendan Gifford
Patrick Gillingham
Monique Glover
Paul Gobo
Brenda Goldblatt
Joanne Goldstone
Clinton Gordon
Clinton Gordon
Mich Gordon
Miles Graham
Robert Grebevsky
Morne Van Greunen
Guy Gross
Bongani Gumede
Eunice Gumede
Vusi Gumede
Tanja Hagen
Cynthia Hager
Saafiya Halim
Gene Lewis Hammond
David Hampton
Alan Hansen
Mick Harkin
Debra Hayward
Bob Hazell
Alexandra Hill
Gilbert Hitula
Lucky Hlubi
Shira Hockman
Shira Hockman
Genevieve Hofmeyr
Issa Inussa
Roelof Jackson
Aliza James
Simphiwe Jodwana
Gregory John
Leon Jones
Andre Jordon
President Kapa
Joel Kapend
Michelle Karavoussanos
Leah Katz
Alfred Kepkey
Bafana Khanyeza
Chris Khanyeza
Refiloe Khena
Phillip Khulu
Sithembiso Khumalo
Tim Kilshaw
Norbert Kitshoff
Jean De Kock
Diedre Kohrs
Charles Koza
Dayn Kruger
Kacey Kunane
Kate Kvalsvig
Bill Laswell
Melinda Launspach
Simon Leadley
Simon Leadley
Simon Leadley
Moonyeenn Lee
Norman Legwati
Eddie Lekokotla
Obed Mpusheng Lesufi
Reza Levy
Chris Lomax
Chris Lomax
Marisa Lourens
Nico Louw
Errol Ludwig
Derek Luke
Ann Lynch
Norman Maake
Vusi Mabaso
Andrew Maccaulam
Kerwin Macks
Marlon Macks
Mxolisa Madela
Sello Madisha
Tumelo Maesela
Jabu Magubane
Jane Maguire
Shane Mahony
Ineke Majoor
Elias Makhanya
Mpho Makhobotloane
William Makhuvela
Molefe Zablon Maloi
Nazo Maloyi
Rob Malpage
Alpheus Manaka
Naphtali Manana
Hendrik Manenzhe
Luckson Manenzhe
Derek Mansvelt
Mxolisi Mantlana
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Based on a true story.
Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2007
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2006.)
Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006
