With whites-only taxis, Afrikaans shopfronts and 1970s decor, Adelaide's centre is transformed into apartheid-era Cape Town for a movie shoot.
With whites-only taxis, Afrikaans shopfronts and 1970s decor, Adelaide's centre has been transformed to resemble apartheid-era Cape Town.Pirie Street has been blocked to traffic for the filming but pedestrians can pass when the cameras aren't rolling — although they may find themselves blinking at some of the attention paid to detail.
This includes 1970s magazines, coin-operated parking meters, and a litany of popular cars from the era, complete with Cape Town number plates, including Minis, Volkswagen Beetles, Citroens and Mercedes Benz.Escape From Pretoria is based on the true story of two white South Africans, Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, who were jailed in 1978 for producing and distributing anti-apartheid messages in support of the African National Congress.
They later managed to escape the city's maximum-security prison after crafting wooden keys for 10 steel doors over many months of meticulous preparation and planning. Radcliffe, most known for his leading role in the Harry Potter series, stars alongside Australian actor Daniel Webber and was spotted last week filming a scene at Mitcham Railway Station.
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