Silverton Siege
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| Directed by | Mandla Dube |
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| Cinematography | Shaun Harley Lee |
| Music by | Rashid Lanie |
Production company | Pambili Media |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
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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.[1]
Cast
- Thabo Rametsi as Calvin Khumalo
- Noxolo Dlamini as Mbali Terra Mabunda
- Stefan Erasmus as Aldo Erasmus
- Arnold Vosloo as Captain Johan Langerman
- Tumisho Masha as Sechaba, pilot
- Michelle Mosalakae as Rachel
- Elani Dekker as Christine, supervisor
- Shane Wellington as Cornelius Washington, American boxing promoter
- Deon Coetzee as Schoeman
- Justin Strydom as Hans
Production
The film had officially been in development for two years as of 2019. Upon reading about the real life Silverton Siege of 1980, Dube became inspired and began developing a script with fellow American Film Institute alumnus Sechaba Morojele as editor. Dube said the film would be about 60% factual, and that they would use creative license for the rest, wanting to make it "an entertaining story, not a documentary". Principal photography took place on location in Pretoria. Production received funding from the National Film & Video Foundation.[2]
The cast was announced alongside the release date announcement in March 2022; Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini, and Stefan Erasmus would star as the Silverton trio alongside Arnold Vosloo, Tumisho Masha, Michelle Mosalakae, and Elani Dekker.[3]
References
- ^ Grater, Tom (10 March 2022). "Netflix To Release South African Thriller 'Silverton Siege' To Coincide With Freedom Day". Deadline. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Kemp, Grethe (31 March 2019). "A Silverton Siege movie is coming". City Press. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (10 March 2022). "Netflix Sets Free Mandela Movement-Inspired Film 'Silverton Siege'". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
- Silverton Siege at IMDb
- Silverton Siege on Netflix
- Silverton Siege at Rotten Tomatoes
- Silverton Siege at Metacritic
- Silverton Siege - a short overview of the actual Silverton Siege, 1980
