Escape from Pretoria

2020 Drama | Suspense/Thriller | History
72%

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) stars as Tim Jenkin, a real-life ANC activist who was branded a terrorist - and imprisoned - in Africa's maximum-security Pretoria prison in the late 1970's during Apartheid. Along with two fellow freedom fighters, played by Daniel Webber (The Punisher, The Dirt) and Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker) Tim made a complex and daring escape 18 months into his incarceration using handcrafted wooden keys. The ingenious escape attempt happened 40 years ago on 11th December 1979.

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by Deirdre Molumby
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Escape from Pretoria

We haven't had a good prison escape drama in years. 'Escape from Pretoria' isn't perfect, but with an effective pace and gripping sequences, it works

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