![]() ![]() They were virtuous and good-standing citizens who were fighting apartheid. But the main thing was that they weren’t just criminals, they weren’t just regular prisoners. I thought that could be something really interesting to tell. “There wasn’t any digging or climbing out of windows, it was mental ingenuity to create a contraption to open a door. “I had never heard of anyone escaping from prison in this kind of way,” he said. ![]() Jenkin on the set of 'Escape from Pretoria'. Let’s find a way out and plan it from the beginning, step by step and patience, and eventually you’ll get to the front door.”Īnnan said the desire to tell Jenkin’s story originated from his interest in the uniqueness of the escape. The whole world at the moment is in absolute chaos and no one has any solution. The society we live in now is a kind of prison. We get trapped and imprisoned and you could see this in any prison. Jenkin added: “I don’t know if the film comes across like this to some people, but the book certainly did where I wrote it as a metaphor, a story. The consistency of attention is very striking and that’s something to cause a lot of debate around the world.” “But it’s not about being commendable, it’s about bringing change. “These guys are very modest, but to convert a concept like the ending of apartheid into a calculable action is imminently commendable,” he said. With the film debuting at time when there is global upheaval surrounding racial discrimination, Annan said the film not only contributes to the discussion, but also on Jenkin’s achievement. They even dressed me up in a prison uniform so that was very evocative.” Daniel Radcliffe and Daniel Webber, who portrays co-conspirator Stephen Lee in the film, talks with director Francis Annan on set. The whole experience being there was quite amazing. “ I’ve even been to lockpickers conferences. “I’ve never been allowed to forget the story, having rewritten the book three times and a documentary’s been shown of it and I’ve talked about it over and over,” he explained. The experience brought up old memories for the activist. Jenkin was present for the production of the film and makes a cameo as a fellow prisoner. I think he captured that pretty well and while some of the scenes are not a hundred percent accurate, but in a film like this you need to keep tension and it’s true to the narrative.” Daniel Radcliffe stars in the new film 'Escape from Pretoria', directed by Francis Annan. “But Francis had a difficult job because it was an escape that took place over a year and a half, and he had to summarise a whole lot of different actions into one little scene. ![]() “Of course, the individual scenes are fiction,” he said. According to Jenkin himself, the film remains accurate to the narrative. Arclight’s Hamilton and Krumm, Footprint Films’ Mark Blaney and Jackie Sheppard produce with BeaglePug’s David Barron, who produced several “Harry Potter” movies.Īrclight has already sealed deals with KSM for Germany, Top Film for the CIS region, Inopia Films in Spain, Spentzos for Greece, Front Row Entertainment for the Middle East, Logo Motion Pictures for Thailand, Vietnam’s Galaxy Studio and Viswaas for India.Jenkin wrote about the ordeal in his 2003 book Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison, on which the film is largely based. co-production between Hamilton Entertainment, BeaglePug, Footprint Films and Enriched Media Group. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Momentum team once again who previously released our film ‘ Jungle,’ which also starred Daniel Radcliffe,” said Arclight chairman Gary Hamilton. “’Escape from Pretoria’ is an extraordinary and timely story that deserves to be shared with audiences. ![]() “We are looking forward to working with the Arclight team, the filmmakers, and of course, Daniel Radcliffe, once more to bring ‘Escape From Pretoria’ to audiences.” “We are excited to partner with Arclight again on this incredible true story,” said Ian Goggins, senior VP, content, at Entertainment One. The deal was negotiated by John Fremes and Michelle Krumm on behalf of Arclight, and Dylan Wilcox for Momentum Pictures, which is an eOne company. Momentum will release the film theatrically in the U.S. ![]()
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