Escape from Pretoria

1h 42m · 2020 · Directed by Francis Annan · 3.3 / 5 on Letterboxd

Escape from Pretoria (2020) runs 1h 42m, directed by Francis Annan. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)