Catch a Fire 2006  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers, Mpho Lovinga, Mxo, Jessica Anstey, Charlotte Savage
This political thriller is set during the 1980s in South Africa and is based on the true story of oil refinery foreman Patrick Chamusso who is uninvolved politically with the world in which he lives. But, after his refinery is sabotaged by an explosion and Patrick is the chief suspect, he undergoes days of torture as police Colonel Nic Vos (Tim Robbins) interrogates him. Patrick's wife, Precious (Bonnie Mbuli), is also brought in and beaten. Failing to obtain a confession, the police release Patrick and Precious, and Patrick heads to Mozambique where he trains in terrorist tactics with the anti-apartheid African National Congress and makes plans to blow up his old refinery.
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Tsotsi 2005  R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Rapulana Seiphemo, Jerry Mofokeng, Ian Roberts, Israel Makoe, Thembi Nyandeni, Owen Sejake
As a gangster, Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) lives a violent lifestyle, and matters come to a head when he steals a car only to find a baby sleeping in the back seat. When Tsotsi realizes that he needs help with the infant, he turns to Miriam (Terry Pheto) for help, and, in the process of caring for the baby, Tsotsi's love triumphs over his rage. But, is it too late? An Academy Award was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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| 1. Catch a Fire (2006)
2. Tsotsi (2005)
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