Escape from Pretoria
Seen it?2020 | 102 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved BlacKkKlansman or Escape from Alcatraz, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 164K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Annan
- Daniel RadcliffeTim Jenkin
- Daniel WebberStephen Lee
- Ian HartDenis Goldberg
- Mark Leonard WinterLeonard
- Nathan PageMongo
- Grant PiroSchnepel
- Len FirthVermeulen
- Lliam AmorKitson
- Adam TuominenJeremy
- PJ OatenRabkin