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A 2022 South African film based on the real life siege of three anti-apartheid freedom fighters in a Pretoria bank in 1980. The film explores their motives, actions, and consequences, as well as the impact of their protest on the 'Free Nelson Mandela' campaign.
Silverton Siege: Directed by Mandla Dube. With Thabo Rametsi, Arnold Vosloo, Noxolo Dlamini, Stefan Erasmus. Follows three young freedom fighters who seek refuge in a South African bank in Silverton, and take the bank and its customers hostage and would only release them in exchange for the release of Nelson Mandela.
- (4.6K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Mandla Dube
- 2022-04-27
Silverton Siege, which ...
While on a high-profile mission to sabotage a petrol depot, a trio of freedom fighters, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), realize they have been set up, with police ready and waiting to arrest them. A fierce...
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- Thabo Rametsi
- Mandla Dube
- Drama
Mar 24, 2022 · Watch the official trailer of Silverton Siege, a film inspired by the real life incident that sparked the global 'Free Mandela' movement in 1980 South Africa. A trio of freedom fighters end up in a tense bank hostage situation after a failed sabotage mission.
- 2 min
- 5.7M
- Netflix
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.