On July 16, 2020, the film "Escape from Pretoria" directed by Francis Annan, whose release was held on March 6 in the UK. The thriller is based on real events and is timed to the 40th anniversary of the shoot of a film prototype prison. Actors and roles, as well as interesting facts of film project - in material 24cm.
Plot
The fate of two wrestlers with apartheid Tim Jenkina and Stephen Lee, who were convicted of terrorism, were defended on charges of terrorism, although their wines were greatly exaggerated.Once behind the lattice of the Central Prison Prison Pretoria on a political article, young people do not want to put up with the established circumstances and consider the escape plan. Prisoners come to the rescue who do not believe in the opportunity to be free, but nevertheless support the idea of the main characters.
Actors and roles
- Daniel Radcliffe - Tim Jenkin, who was in prison for the spread of campaign leaflets. The world-famous "wizard" after the completion of the Franchise about Harry Potter managed to reveal in another role and presented the roles of the role in such filmmakers as the "Wonderworkers" and "Jungle." The film "Escape from Pretoria" was helped to go beyond the usual image, which allowed the actor to express himself in a dramatic plot.
- Daniel Webber - Stephen Lee, a companion of Jenkina. In the film train of the Australian Artist, participation in the film "11.22.63", and this project presented the first major role.
- Ian Hart - Danis Goldberg. The actor is known for roles in the picture "Heroic Symphony", where he fulfilled Ludwig Beethoven, and the Drama "Last Kingdom", in which the image of Beocca created.
The film also filmed: Mark Leonard Winter, Nathane Page, Adam Tuominen, Adam Ovadia and others.
Interesting Facts
1. The director of the project Francis Annan admitted that he was inspired by the book of Tim Jenkina. It helped to create an image of fighters convinced of their ideals. The director promises that the audience will be able to understand the motives of the main characters to the final of the film and this will not disappoint them.2. David Barron became the producer, which is known for the films about Harry Potter and the project "Tarzan. Legend".
3. The story of the film is much deeper than the line about shooting from the place of imprisonment. Scene moves reveal the political motives of the main characters and affect the forms of social protest of society.
4. The high hero of Tim Jenkin's prototype in the frame of the film will be the highlight.
5. Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Hart - Patro partners in Ptterian, where Hart got the role of Professor Querell.
6. The film uses a chisel that prototypes used during escape. Tim Jenkin borrowed props for filming.
7. Locations have become the neighborhood of the city of Adelaide. For filming, a prison was used in Burre, which today acts as a museum in South Australia. However, the filmmakers still visited Pretoria prison, retrained to the Women's Correctional Center. Once at the place where the escape was accomplished, the cinematographers were locked without warning.
8. In order to meet the full-meter format, the team has forced to combine characters and reduce the details. Nevertheless, the main scenes were removed reliably.
9. The film "Escape from Pretoria" promises the audience a tireless effect. Episodes of preparation for running will be diluted with plot strokes dedicated to life problems in prison, which promises a dynamic plot that is uncharacteristic for this genre in cinema.