London Recruits
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2024 · Documentary

London Recruits

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Directed by Gordon Main

The true story of young Londoners who risked imprisonment to carry out secret missions for the ANC during apartheid South Africa. Winner, Best Documentary, Johannesburg Film Festival 2024.

When the apartheid regime had all but destroyed resistance in South Africa, ANC leader Oliver Tambo recruited ordinary young Londoners to carry out covert missions — detonating leaflet bombs, keeping the flame of resistance alive. For over 40 years, they stayed silent.

Directed by Gordon Main. Part documentary, part spy thriller — entirely gripping.

Winner: Best Documentary, Johannesburg Film Festival 2024

Producer: Felix Gill