London Recruits

London Recruits (2024)

The story of the Londoners recruited to be freedom fighters during the South African apartheid during the 1960s.

Date of release
2024-11-22
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Thriller, History
Director
Gordon Main

Casting

Interesting facts

Comrade Tambo's London Recruits, also known as simply London Recruits, is a 2024 drama documentary thriller film that was a South African/Welsh co-production, written and directed by Welsh director/producer, Gordon Main. It is inspired by the true story of how the African National Congress (ANC) recruited volunteers in Britain in the 1960s and '70s, at the height of apartheid, to travel to South Africa for undercover missions. The film features interviews with surviving recruits, ANC comrades and South African security forces, interspersed with archive footage and dramatic reenactments.

Production

In March 2019, Haverhub, the old Art Deco post office at Haverfordwest in Wales, was transformed into eleven sets, including a London pub complete with fake cigarette smoke, secret training rooms, and a series of budget South African hotel rooms. Main, who is from Roch near Haverfordwest, stated that it was a great experience to be able to film in his home county.

The film was produced by the Barefoot Rascals company in co-production with Arclight Productions in association with Deerstalker, Curlyman, Sensor Shot, BARC Productions, AfricanFuturist Arts and Inside Out Films.

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