Les évadés de Prétoria

Titre original : Escape from Pretoria

2020
PG-13
1h 46m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

46 k

MA NOTE

Daniel Radcliffe and Daniel Webber in Les évadés de Prétoria (2020)

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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Docudrama Prison Drama True Crime Action Biography Crime Mystery Thriller

Inspiré de l'évasion de prison de deux prisonniers politiques, un thriller qui se déroule à l'époque tumultueuse de l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud.Inspiré de l'évasion de prison de deux prisonniers politiques, un thriller qui se déroule à l'époque tumultueuse de l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud.Inspiré de l'évasion de prison de deux prisonniers politiques, un thriller qui se déroule à l'époque tumultueuse de l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

46 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The chisel used at Door 10 in the film is the actual chisel used in the escape. Tim Jenkin had kept it through the years and lent it to the production.

Gaffes
When Tim and Leonard exit from hiding in the storage closet, the closet door is left ajar. A few minutes later when Leonard is checking for the guard, a shot of the staircase shows the closet door closed. When Tim and Leonard return to hide, the closet door is ajar again.

Citations
Denis Goldberg: Don't run away, stay and fight!
Tim Jenkin: [holds up a key] This is how we fight!

Connexions
Referenced in Escape from Pretoria: Cast Interviews (2020)

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7/10

A Well executed and gripping Prison Break Thriller

Story is interesting and (for me at least) sheds light on a lesser known part of the Apartheid movement. Movie utilized beautiful noir style lighting and interesting shot choices. The pacing was great and the tension build up kept me on the edge of my seat.

No long dialogues, no over acting, but a simple plain witty prison break film.

Watch the trailer and learn nothing more before watching, enjoy the film for what it is and not what you presume it should be.