Catch a Fire
2006 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 11,165 VOTES · DIR. Phillip Noyce
Overview
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an attempt to bomb the plant, with the injustice transforming the apolitical worker into a radicalised insurgent, who then carries out his own successful sabotage mission.
Dialogue Timeline — 770 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 This is Radio Freedom.
00:02:31 "Keep your head down for yourself and for your family. "
00:08:18 Give me your pass.
00:12:38 Baas, please. There's a cracked pipe in ash washing.
00:15:40 the voice of the African National Congress
00:18:20 I got him, Pa.
00:20:48 Precious, we beat the Spartans! We made it to the finals.
00:24:20 Day or night, the plant keeps going.
00:27:33 Precious!
00:31:55 What am I supposed to do?
00:34:35 Takes off in the Kombi.
00:37:25 Is there something wrong with that?
00:40:29 I love my wife.
00:45:17 He confessed on tape.
00:48:28 Let this be the year of the great unity action.
00:52:31 Or will you begin to sing?
00:54:32 Bye-bye!
00:57:36 Okay, the two of you, you stay here.
01:03:40 My friend from Mozambique had already been given his name.
01:06:49 I'm going to Florida to buy parts for my business.
01:13:12 You were strong.
01:23:06 Excuse me, sir. There's a girl outside to see you.
01:27:40 After five years in that prison
01:32:21 As I was walking towards him, I said, "No, oh, no!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed770
Dialogue density7.6 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:32:21
Production Record
DirectorPhillip Noyce
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue$5,700,000
IMDb votes11,165