![]() ![]() He is evidently based on the Egyptian-born French national, Alex Moumbaris, with whom the men actually broke out, although it isn’t clear why his character has been fictionalised and the others not. Inside, Jenkin and Lee meet another political prisoner and future escaper: Frenchman Leonard Fontaine (a slightly hammy turn from Mark Leonard Winter). The yard gate, although it led out of our prison, opened into prison property into the site of the old Pretoria Local that was about to be demolished. Their prison is tough, but as they are white, it is not as tough it might have been. WHAT WE THOUGHT: In 1979 three political prisoners escaped from Pretoria Prison. more Starring: Daniel RadcliffeIan HartDaniel Webber Director: Francis Annan PG-13 Thriller Drama Crime Movie 2020 5.1 hd Stream thousands of shows and movies, with plans starting at 7.99/month. WHAT ITS ABOUT: Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape from Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa. With long hair and straggly beard, Daniel Radcliffe plays Jenkin and Daniel Webber plays his fellow ANC activist Stephen Lee, imprisoned in 1978 for their “leaflet bombs” – firecracker-type devices left in the street which send blizzards of leaflets flying. Escape From Pretoria Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa. The film has something pleasingly traditional about it, with tense nailbiting moments, slab-faced guards, and touches of The Great Escape and Papillon. T he rather amazing true story of the white ANC activist Tim Jenkin and his audacious escape from Pretoria Prison in apartheid-era South Africa is told in this capable and well-carpentered movie from British film-maker Francis Annan, adapted from Jenkin’s own book.
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