Escape from Pretoria

Escape from Pretoria is a thriller film based on the real-life prison escape by three young political prisoners from an apartheid-era jail in South Africa in 1979, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Daniel Webber. It is based on a book by one of the escapees, Tim Jenkin, called Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison, and is written and directed by Francis Annan.

it was being filmed in Adelaide, South Australia, both on location in the city and suburbs and in the Glenside studios of the South Australian Film Corporation.

Plot
The film tells the true-life story of political prisoners Tim Jenkin (Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Webber), two white South Africans who, along with other prisoners, hatched a plot to break out of Pretoria Central Prison in 1979 after being imprisoned on charges of "producing and distributing 18 different pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations" (including the ANC) during the apartheid era in South Africa.

Some of the other political prisoners, including Denis Goldberg, helped to create and refine the details of the planned escape.

Production
The film is an Australia-UK co-production, co-financed by Arclight Films, New York-based Magna Entertainment and with the assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation.

Filming commenced on location in Adelaide, South Australia in March 2019, with some scenes being shot at Mitcham railway station and others in the centre of the city, in Pirie Street. Jenkin spent some time in Adelaide, advising Radcliffe on accent and other aspects of the film, as well as playing as an extra, playing a prisoner next to Radcliffe in the visiting room.

Cast

 * Daniel Radcliffe as Tim Jenkin
 * Daniel Webber as Stephen Lee
 * Ian Hart as Denis Goldberg
 * Mark Leonard Winter as Leonard Fontaine
 * Nathan Page as Mongo
 * Adam Ovidia as Van Zadelhoff
 * Tim Jenkin as a prisoner in the prison waiting room (extra, non-speaking role)

Original casting
Sam Neill was originally cast as Goldberg, in May 2017.