Catch a Fire is a political thriller based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso, an ordinary man forced to resort to terror in extraordinary circumstances. A story of one man's struggle amongst a nation's, set in a divided South Africa in the nineteen eighties, climaxing in the present day.

Derek Luke (Friday Night Lights, Antwone Fisher) and Academy Award Winner Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption, War Of The Worlds) head the cast in this political thriller based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso. Tim Robbins plays a charismatic policeman who investigates Patrick and his family. 'Catch a Fire' is directed by Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American, Patriot Games), written by Shawn Slovo and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anthony Minghella and Robyn Slovo. Sydney Pollack serves as executive producer.