The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A story about a fictional South African police base on the border between Angola and the former South West Africa. While patrolling, a mail convoy is ambushed and most of the soldiers are shot. The captain is rescued, but one of his constables is taken prisoner. The constable’s sister is also the captain’s girlfriend. GRENSBASIS 13 (Border Post 13) tells the story of the captain’s suspenseful and action-filled rescue attempt in order to bring his sweetheart’s brother home.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Key crew
- Elmo De WittDirector
- C.F. Beyers-Boshoff Writer
Cast
- Danie JoubertCapt. Mike Steenberg
- Karin KritzingerJane Simmonds
- Karin ScholtzLise Meiring
- Tommie ErasmusPieter Meiring
- Willie EsterhuizenSmitty
- George BallotCharles
- André VersterMr. Meiring
- At BothaSarge
- Leonie RossMrs. Meiring
- Annette EngelbrechtNurse
- Trudie TaljaardSmitty's Girl
Themes
border patrolterminal illness