The film genius project is based on Escape from Pretoria, an autobiographical novel by Tim Jenkin, one of the protagonists. The story happened in 1978. At that time, South Africa was in the fierce struggle of apartheid. Non-whites are forced to live in isolated areas and deprived of various rights. The connection between non-whites and whites is strictly restricted.
As anti-apartheid freedom fighters, Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee were regarded as terrorists in the process of promoting racial equality. Therefore, they were imprisoned in Pretoria, and jointly planned the escape activities, which were successfully implemented.
The theme and process of the Genius Project are not very novel, but the truth is the most powerful, and the dangers are breathtaking. At that time, all the passionate people had given up prison break, but the leading group was determined and finally succeeded. Freedom means that you can greet and immerse yourself in the afterglow of the sunset, which you can only feel through doors and fences before.
Although there is no whole story or big scene, the details are in place and the actors' acting skills are online. Every minute is so shocking in the context of real events. You may be discouraged by the quiet and plain rhythm, but a good movie may not be able to sit in the audience's seat. In any case, it is not as good as Shawshank, but it is more than enough to say that it is not as good as Shawshank.