Escape from Pretoria (2020)
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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.
- Released: 2020-03-06
- Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 1,540 votes
Directed by Francis Annan.
Top cast
- Daniel Radcliffe as Tim Jenkin
- Daniel Webber as Stephen Lee
- Ian Hart as Denis Goldberg
- Mark Leonard Winter as Leonard
- Nathan Page as Mongo
- Grant Piro as Schnepel
- Len Firth as Vermeulen
- Lliam Amor as Kitson
- Adam Tuominen as Jeremy
- PJ Oaten as Rabkin
Where to watch Escape from Pretoria
- United States: stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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