Catch a fire

Resource Information

The work Catch a fire represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Catch a fire

Statement of responsibility

Focus Features presents in association with Studiocanal ; a Working Title/Mirage Enterprises production ; produced by Tim Bevan ... [et al.] ; written by Shawn Slovo ; directed by Philip Noyce

Contributor

• Studio Canal+
• Pheto, Terry
• Robbins, Tim, 1958-
• Noyce, Phillip
• Luke, Derek, 1974-
• Burgers, Michele
• Working Title Films
• Henna, Bonnie
• Slovo, Shawn
• Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
• Shabangu, Mncedisi
• Bevan, Tim
• Khumalo, Sithembiso
• Lovinga, Mpho
• Miller, Philip, 1964-
• Masha, Tumisho K
• Universal Pictures (Firm)

Composer

• Miller, Philip, 1964-

Subject

• Heroes -- South Africa -- Drama
• Historical films
• Biographical films
• Political prisoners -- South Africa -- Drama
• Videorecordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Suspense films
• Supervisors -- South Africa -- Drama
• Blacks -- South Africa -- Drama
• Supervisors, Industrial -- South Africa -- Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Feature films
• Biographical -- Feature
• Feature films
• South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Historical -- Feature
• Thriller -- Feature
• Historical films
• Petróleo -- Industria y comercio -- África del Sur -- Teatro
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Petroleum workers -- South Africa -- Drama
• Supervisores -- África del Sur -- Teatro

Genre

• Feature films
• Videorecordings for the hearing impaired
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Historical
• Thriller
• Videodiscs
• Teatro
• Biographical films
• Suspense films
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Historical films
• Biographical

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The true story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical. That is, until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Ron Fortunato ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Philip Miller ; costume designer, Reza Levy ; production designer, Johnny Breedt

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material involving torture and abuse, violence and brief language

Language note

• Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish
• Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

C3834 2007

PerformerNote

Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho K. Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers, Mpho Lovinga

Runtime

97

Target audience

general

Technique

live action