Silverton Siege releases on Netflix on Freedom Day. Image: Supplied.

First African action thriller: Netflix releases trailer for ‘Silverton Siege’

Netflix has released the official trailer for their first African action thriller titled ‘Silverton Siege’ which premieres on 27 April.

by Alicia Naidoo

24-03-2022 15:21

in Entertainment

Silverton Siege releases on Netflix on Freedom Day. Image: Supplied.

Netflix released the official trailer for their first African action thriller Silverton Siege on 24 March.

‘SILVERTONE SIEGE’ RELEASES ON FREEDOM DAY

Guns, fast cars, and freedom fighters tumble out of Netflix’s official trailer for its first African action thriller Silverton Siege. The film is set to explode onto screens globally on 27 April, coinciding with Freedom Day in South Africa.

Directed by the legendary filmmaker Mandla Dube, Silverton Siege features a stellar cast which includes Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini, and Stefan Erasmus, as well as veteran actors Arnold Vosloo and Tumisho Masha.

The movie dramatises the 1980 hostage stand-off between Apartheid police and Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) members Wilfred Madela, Stephen Mafoko, and Humphrey Makhubo in a bank in Silvetorn, Pretoria.

“While on a high-profile mission to sabotage a petrol depot, a trio of anti-Apratheid freedom fighters realise they are being tailed by the police. A fierce chase ensues which sees the fighters seeking refuge inside a bank,” reads the synopsis of the film.
“The trio suspects there is a mpimpi (a sell-out) in their midst. The question is whom? Pressure mounts and tension rises amongst them in the bank. As the trio recognises their only options are prison or death, they negotiate for the release of Nelson Mandela,” the synopsis continues.

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