Silverton Siege (2022)

Directed by

Mandla Dube

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 155 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1980 South Africa, a group of anti-apartheid activists take hostages inside a bank in Silverton. The film follows the standoff with police and the personal stakes for everyone inside the building.

tensegrittysuspensefulurgentgroundedhistoricalclaustrophobic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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