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Political Persecution | Based On Novel Or Book
Two white South Africans, imprisoned for working on behalf of the ANC, determine to escape from the notorious white man's 'Robben Island', Pretoria Prison.
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Two white South Africans, imprisoned for working on behalf of the ANC, determine to escape from the notorious white man's 'Robben Island', Pretoria Prison.
Best Cinematography | 2020 | Geoffrey
Feature Film Score of the Year | 2020 | David
Box Office Collection 2,431,995 USD
The chisel used at Door 10 in the film is the actual chisel used in the escape. Tim Jenkin had kept it through the years and lent it to the production.
Tim Jenkin, who took part in the escape and whose book "Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison" inspired the film, has a cameo in the film as a prisoner.
Despite having to conflate some characters and elements of the story to fit into 105 minutes screen time, the team were keen to ensure authenticity where possible in the story telling. Tim Jenkin's on-set comment that some major scenes were 'almost exactly how it actually happened' was therefore a great encouragement.
In May 1980, the warden who had been on duty of the night of the escape, Sergeant Vermeulen, was put on trial for aiding in the escape of three prisoners. Stephen Lee, having first written to a newspaper explaining that Vermeulen played no part in the escape, upon request sent a sworn statement to Vermeulen's defence attorney stating his innocence. The combination of this and the many inconsistencies in Vermeulen's forced 'confession' led to his eventual acquittal.
The film was shot during the 40th anniversary year of the actual escape.
"Denis Goldberg: Don't run away, stay and fight! Tim Jenkin: [holds up a key] This is how we fight!"
