Escape from Pretoria
A determined political activist engineers an audacious jailbreak from Pretoria’s notorious maximum‑security prison, risking brutal retaliation from the apartheid regime to reclaim his freedom.
“Survival is key”
Synopsis
In 1978, South Africa, Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists associated with the African National Congress, were imprisoned by the apartheid regime. While held at the notorious Pretoria Prison, they began to devise a plan to escape.
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Edited by Nick FentonShot by Geoffrey HallScored by David HirschfelderDesigned by Scott Bird
Box Office
2020 · Box office
Grossed $2.4M worldwide
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$2.4M
Also known as
- Flucht aus Pretoriade
- Escape de Pretoriaes
- Fuga da Pretoriait
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45 unique people credited
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19Vuyo Loko
as Potluck
Maris J Caune
as Loggie
Adam Ovadia
as Van Wyk
Rory Walker
as Walter
Genevieve Mooy
as Marcia
Jeanette Cronin
as Mary
Stephen Hunter
as Peter
Terence Crawford
as Judge
Michael Kumnick
as Escort
Sacha Peltier
as Antoine
Nikki Fort
as Lois
David Robson
as Court Orderly
Paul Harvey
as Detention Officer
Stephen Tongun
as Taxi Driver
Michelle Nightingale
as Dentist
Terry Rogers
as Jurgen
Rod Glenn
as Political Prisoner #1
David Wilson
as Political Prisoner #2
Mark Brady
as Political Prisoner #3
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