Torn Allegiance (1984)★ 6.8/10
- Drama
- Family
- History
- War
Directed by: Alan Nathanson
Written by: Alan Nathanson, Margaret Heale, Bertha Goudvis
Set during 1901 amid the Anglo-Boer War, the plight of the woman and children poignantly told. Left defenseless while their men fought a doomed commando war against "the elite" of the British Army. Not gentlemen - looters, rapists, really.
- Original title
- Torn Allegiance
- Storyline
- Disgracing the Union Jack. While their men fight a hopeless commando struggle in war-torn Transvaal, during the Anglo-Boer War, as a farmhouse gets ransacked and burnt down, the defenseless women are left destitute, and an innocent young girl, Sanna van Elst, must later fend off a rapist rogue British soldier.
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 42
- Companies
- Mandalay/Progear, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Overseas FilmGroup, Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, Delta Video, Medusa Home Video, Pan-Canadian Video Presentations, Prism Entertainment Corporation, Retel Video
- Release dates
- ZA February 16, 1984
- FR May 1, 1984
- CA August 26, 1984
- US October 21, 1986
- PT September 14, 1988