Escape from Pretoria

Momentum Pictures | Release Date: March 6, 2020

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Ratings

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nockebyMar 7, 2020

I was on the edge of my seat! Hard to believe it’s a true story. A very cleverly directed film, highly recommend.

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LadySparreMar 20, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This based on a true story thriller had me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire movie. The story of Tim Jenkin's daring Escape from a 12 year sentence for spreading anti-apartheid propaganda sheds a light on the on the racist atrocities of the government in general and of the prison systems in particular.
Daniel Radcliffe plays the political activist Tim Jenkin, and Daniel Webber (The Dirt) plays his mate Stephen Lee.
Mark Leonard Winter is especially noteworthy in his role as the French prisoner Leonard, who only get to see his son for 30 minutes a year.(we'll get back to that)
Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone) is the wise elder political prisoner, who has the system well and truly pegged for what it is.
But the truly great performance is by Nathan Page who is Mongo the personification of the archetype sadistic and racist prison guard that visually enjoys the violence and degradation of especially black or coloured inmates.
And his clear satisfaction in cutting short the 30 minutes visit of Leonard's son, is a key point in storyline.
As talking is prohibited at night, the dialogue is sparse, but this is soon forgotten as Visual long pans, close-ups and points of view cleverly replaces the would be dialogue. Especially the very close up takes of "Tim" masterly tells the story of the Terror he's hiding within
See this movie!! The cinematography alone is worth it!!
And the story is cleverly adapted by Francis Annan from Tim Jenkin's book It's readily available on various streaming services, as most Cinemas are currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.… Expand

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MarkTakayamaSep 21, 2020

Amazing escape! Even Harry Potter can't do it! LOL. Seriously, this was an interesting movie. I also learned racism called Apartheid in South Africa. It made me feel researching many things on Google!