Director Philip Noyce has had a new lease of life in recent years. Since opting to direct more political films like The Quiet American and Rabbit Proof Fence his work has taken on a new urgency and energy.
His latest is Catch a Fire which tells the true story of ANC freedom fighter Patrick Chamusso and his struggles under the Apartheid regime in South Africa during the 1980s.
I recently spoke to Philip about the film and the change of direction in his career.
Listen to the interview here:
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Catch a Fire is released at UK cinemas today
Photo: Garth Stead / © 2005 Universal Studios.
> Download the interview as an MP3
> Get local cinema showtimes for Catch a Fire via Google Movies
> Philip Noyce at the IMDb
> Production diaries about the film at Working Title
> An interesting article in which Noyce explains why he made Rabbit Proof Fence rather than The Sum of All Fears
> Buy Catch a Fire on Region 1 DVD
