Silverton Siege

Based on a true story of a bank held hostage after an anti-apartheid strike went wrong and the rebels were forced to take shelter there.

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 and deadly chase ensues which sees them seeking shelter inside a Bank.

The Trio are all in agreement that someone, perhaps one of them, is an “Impimpi“ - a sell-out and police spy. The question is, whom? Pressure mounts and tension rises amongst them in the bank. All those involved have one thing in common – a fight for freedom. As the Trio recognize their only options are prison or death, they decide to negotiate for the release of Nelson Mandela.