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Silverton Siege is a South African film directed by Mandla Dube. It is based on the real life siege that took place in Silverton, Pretoria in 1980. The film was released internationally on Netflix on 27 April 2022.
Apr 27, 2022 · 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.
Learn about the 1980 hostage crisis in Pretoria, when three MK cadres took 25 civilians hostage in a bank and demanded political concessions. Find out how the siege ended in a shootout and what happened to the perpetrators and victims.
Silverton Siege is an action thriller inspired by true events of 1980 South Africa. A trio of freedom fighters get into a collision course with the state aft...
What really happened during the Silverton, Pretoria hostage situation in South Africa? And where does Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid movement fit it? A guide to the revolution that inspired the film.
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.
A trio of freedom fighters, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), are trapped in a bank after a botched mission to sabotage a petrol depot. They negotiate for the release of Nelson Mandela, but who among them is a spy?
