Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire is a 2006 film about South Africa starring Derek Luke and Tim Robbins. Patrick Chamusso, an apolitical black South African, is wrongly accused of being a terrorist and tortured, leading him to become a freedom fighter.

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This film provides examples of:

• Inspector Javert: Vos admits bluntly that he doesn't think apartheid is a workable system, but he is sworn to uphold law and order.
• Red Herring Secret: Patrick Chamusso is held and tortured by the authorities. He is suspected of a bombing at a power plant, but cannot acquit himself because he spent the time with the mother of his secret illegitimate son.