Question 1

Is Escape from Pretoria woke?

Accepted Answer

Escape from Pretoria has a woke score of 15/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Escape from Pretoria is a 2020 drama thriller depicting the real-life 1979 prison escape of two white anti-apartheid activists from Pretoria Central Prison in South Africa. It chronicles their meticulous planning and execution of the breakout using improvised wooden keys while facing the apartheid regime's brutality. The narrative prioritizes suspense and resourcefulness over any social-justice emphasis.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Escape from Pretoria?

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The biggest factors in our score are Political / ideological dialogue, Identity-driven story themes. 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.

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