Imprisoned activists meticulously plan a daring escape from a brutal apartheid prison in 1978 South Africa.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Prime Video, Starz, Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free), Plex (free) and 1 more.
It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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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.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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