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The South African Border War was a military struggle between South African, Namibian and Angolan forces lasting from the mid-1960s to 1990, but to this day, it is relatively unknown internationally. On a grand scale, the democratic West fought the communist East for the future of the entire continent. At ground level though, young men became human wrecks, both physically and mentally; they came home to wives they never knew and families they felt no connection with. Henk is a “recce” – a highly trained operator in the South African special forces. He’s sent on a mission behind enemy lines. Separated from his pregnant wife, he cannot give his best and makes a costly mistake which will haunt many people for years to come. Focusing on Henk, the film-makers tell a story of the war’s impact on a whole nation – on fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, and soldiers and civilians. (Camerimage)
(more)Cast
Greg Kriek
Best movies:
Half Girlfriend (2017)
Tess (2016)
Bokser (2011)
Christia Visser
Best movies:
Tess (2016)
Zum Teufel mit der Wahrheit! (2015) (TV movie)
The Perfect Wave (2014)
Grant Swanby
South Africa
Best movies:
Blood Diamond (2006)
Invictus (2009)
City of Violence (2013)
Maurice Carpede
Best movies:
Beat the Drum (2003)
Chappie (2015)
![Marius Weyers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/869/162869003_78ceac.jpg)
Marius Weyers
South Africa
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Blood Diamond (2006)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Albert Maritz
Best movies:
Invictus (2009)
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Willy Fog Journey to the Center of the Earth (1995) (TV movie)