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Escape from Pretoria

Survival is key

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.

20201h 42mPG-13Drama, History, Thriller

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About Escape from Pretoria

Directors
Francis Annan
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page, Grant Piro
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
Australia, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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