Escape from Pretoria


9:00 pm - 11:10 pm, Thursday, June 25 on Film4 (14)

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Tim Jenkin is a fervent activist with the African National Congress (ANC), which is banned in South Africa during the Apartheid-era. He is arrested as a terrorist and incarcerated in the maximum-security Pretoria prison. Tim hatches a daring escape plan using hand-crafted wooden keys.


2020 HD subtitles premiere
Movie/Drama Prison Drama Thriller

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Daniel Radcliffe (Actor)
Born: July 23, 1989 in London
Best Known For: Playing Harry Potter.
Early-life: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in Fulham on July 23, 1989. His father is a literary agent, his mother a casting agent. He knew from an early age he wanted to be an actor, and made his debut as the young David in a TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, before featuring in Pierce Brosnan movie The Tailor of Panama. Although he was already pencilled in for an audition to play Harry Potter, he became a front-runner for the part after producer David Heyman spotted him in a theatre audience.
Career: After landing the leading role in the Potter films, Radcliffe's profile went stratospheric. Away from all things Harry, he made a splash in February 2007 when he trod the boards in a revival of the controversial play Equus. Radcliffe gained rave reviews for his portrayal of Alan Strang - a role that required him to be nude on stage. He's also taken roles in the smaller budget film December Boys and TV drama My Boy Jack. In 2011 he played J Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He had a box office hit with horror movie The Woman in Black, and enjoyed critical success with Kill Your Darlings, in which he played Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. He continues to push himself in a wide variety of theatre and film roles.
Quote: "People talk about rebellion and they say, 'Where is the teenage angst?' But I say I try to do it simply by the choices I make in the work I do."
Trivia: Radcliffe claims he decided not to go to college or university because of the attention it would receive from the media.
Ian Hart (Actor)
Born: October 08, 1964 in Liverpool
Best Known For: Playing John Lennon in Backbeat.
Early-life: Born in Liverpool on October 8, 1964, he was raised a strict Catholic and showed little interest in drama as a child. Always bright, articulate and serious, Hart enrolled at university to continue his studies, while also appearing in amateur dramatic productions. Theatrical work boosted his confidence and gave him the motivation and ambition to hone his skills and turn the hobby into a career. At the age of 19, he made his screen debut alongside friend David Morrissey in TV series One Summer.
Career: Eight years after his first foray into TV and film, Ian played music icon John Lennon in Christopher Münch's The Hours and Times. His performance as the ill-fated Beatle was critically acclaimed and brought him to the attention of director Iain Softley who asked him to reprise the role in Backbeat. The 1994 movie proved a turning point in his career as he has worked consistently ever since on an eclectic body of work, from the dramatic Clockwork Mice and Wonderland to family favourite Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and big budget Hollywood offering Enemy of the State. Other major works include Boardwalk Empire, Agents of SHIELD, Bates of Motel and Klondike.
Quote: 'I hate me. I always see the mistakes I made. Just because someone else didn't notice it, it doesn't mean that it isn't there.'
Trivia: He supports Everton.
Daniel Webber (Actor)
Francis Annan (Director)

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