00:00Imagine standing completely naked while a guard holds the exact item that will get you killed.
00:04In Escape from Pretoria, the guards launch a massive, brutal, unannounced cell inspection.
00:07The main character has dozens of escape keys carved from scrap wood hidden in his cell.
00:11He stands in the hallway and watches the cruelest guard pick up his plastic thermos.
00:15The thermos has a hidden false bottom holding all the keys.
00:17The guard shakes it.
00:18He hears a rattling sound.
00:20He begins to twist the cap.
00:21The prisoner realizes that if that cap comes off, he will die in solitary confinement.
00:25The psychological tension is the most terrifying moment in cinematic history.
00:28Full breakdown on Epic Lens.
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