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18/01/2008

BBC Two - Catch a Fire

A factory worker in South Africa fights for freedom after being falsely imprisoned.

Thriller set in 1980s South Africa, based on a true story. An apolitical man is driven into taking action against the regime after being wrongfully imprisoned.

Drama based on a true story. Patrick (Derek Luke), a chemical factory worker in Apartheid South Africa, becomes an ANC activist after unfair treatment at the hands of the authorities. But the police are on his tail.

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