• Director(s)

    Francis Annan

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    106m

  • Cast

    Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Daniel Radcliffe

Film

Escape From Pretoria

moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies

ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA is a thriller in which two white men jailed for rebelling against the Apartheid regime in South Africa attempt to escape.…

ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA is a thriller in which two white men jailed for rebelling against the Apartheid regime in South Africa attempt to escape.

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violence
Moderate violence includes a man being shot at and then kicked in the face, prison guards beating prisoners on their backs and legs, and a punch to a man's face. There is also occasional sight of bloody injuries.
language
There is moderate bad language ('prick'), as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'shit', 'merde', 'arse', 'son of a bitch', 'damn' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Set in the context of a national government's policy of discrimination against a section of its citizens, the film contains examples of racist behaviour with the demeaning and violent treatment of black prisoners, and the use of language such as "get your black arse over here", "black rat", "black rottweilers" and "black gorillas". The film does not endorse such discrimination.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the repression of demonstrations shows tear gas grenades and bullets being fired by police forces. The footage also includes brief shots of dead bodies lying in streets, but there is no clear injury detail.

  • Director(s)

    Francis Annan

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    106m

  • Cast

    Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Daniel Radcliffe

moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
11/02/2020
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
violence
Moderate violence includes a man being shot at and then kicked in the face, prison guards beating prisoners on their backs and legs, and a punch to a man's face. There is also occasional sight of bloody injuries.
language
There is moderate bad language ('prick'), as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'shit', 'merde', 'arse', 'son of a bitch', 'damn' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Set in the context of a national government's policy of discrimination against a section of its citizens, the film contains examples of racist behaviour with the demeaning and violent treatment of black prisoners, and the use of language such as 'get your black arse over here', 'black rat', 'black rottweilers' and 'black gorillas'. The film does not endorse such discrimination.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the repression of demonstrations shows tear gas grenades and bullets being fired by police forces. The footage also includes brief shots of dead bodies lying in streets, but there is no clear injury detail.
moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
11/02/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
violence
Moderate violence includes a man being shot at and then kicked in the face, prison guards beating prisoners on their backs and legs, and a punch to a man's face. There is also occasional sight of bloody injuries.
language
There is moderate bad language ('prick'), as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'shit', 'merde', 'arse', 'son of a bitch', 'damn' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Set in the context of a national government's policy of discrimination against a section of its citizens, the film contains examples of racist behaviour with the demeaning and violent treatment of black prisoners, and the use of language such as "get your black arse over here", "black rat", "black rottweilers" and "black gorillas". The film does not endorse such discrimination.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the repression of demonstrations shows tear gas grenades and bullets being fired by police forces. The footage also includes brief shots of dead bodies lying in streets, but there is no clear injury detail.
moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
01/03/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
Moderate violence includes a man being shot at and then kicked in the face, prison guards beating prisoners on their backs and legs, and a punch to a man's face. There is also occasional sight of bloody injuries.
language
There is moderate bad language ('prick'), as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'shit', 'merde', 'arse', 'son of a bitch', 'damn' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Set in the context of a national government's policy of discrimination against a section of its citizens, the film contains examples of racist behaviour with the demeaning and violent treatment of black prisoners, and the use of language such as "get your black arse over here", "black rat", "black rottweilers" and "black gorillas". The film does not endorse such discrimination.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the repression of demonstrations shows tear gas grenades and bullets being fired by police forces. The footage also includes brief shots of dead bodies lying in streets, but there is no clear injury detail.
moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
11/02/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
violence
Scenes of violence include prisoners being kicked and manhandled, and a man being struck on the back of the legs with a club.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'dick') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'bloody', 'bullshit', and 'son of a bitch'.
discrimination
Prison guards speak in a derogatory manner about black people, and one violently abuses a black man by hitting him with a club. There is also sight of racist signs showing segregation under the Apartheid regime.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the Apartheid regime shows police and military firing smoke bombs and guns at crowds. There is also brief sight of dead bodies in the street, but without clear sight of injury detail. It is implied prisoners smuggle money into prison by hiding it inside their anus. Scenes of mild threat also occur in which prisoners attempt to escape and fear being discovered.
moderate violence, language, racist behaviour, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
11/02/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
violence
Scenes of violence include prisoners being kicked and manhandled, and a man being struck on the back of the legs with a club.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'dick') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'bloody', 'bullshit', and 'son of a bitch'.
discrimination
Prison guards speak in a derogatory manner about black people, and one violently abuses a black man by hitting him with a club. There is also sight of racist signs showing segregation under the Apartheid regime.
disturbing images
Archive footage of the Apartheid regime shows police and military firing smoke bombs and guns at crowds. There is also brief sight of dead bodies in the street, but without clear sight of injury detail.
additional issues
It is implied prisoners smuggle money into prison by hiding it inside their anus. Scenes of mild threat also occur in which prisoners attempt to escape and fear being discovered.
Classified Date:
04/03/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
Classified Date:
04/03/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment

  • Classified date

    01/03/2021

  • Language

    English