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film DVD 98min .............. 1987
met Greg Latter, Sean Taylor, Franz Debrovski, James Whyle, Nicky Rebello, Devenier, Gys de Villiers, regisseur, Darrell Roodt
"A 'stick' is a small infantry detachment and in this homage to "Platoon" it crosses the border into Angola, following a group of insurgents on a search and destroy mission. Not only do they cross a state line, but also the border of sanity. They massacre the inhabitants of a small village and kill a witchdoctor. Only one man survives the return journey. Made during the height of the border war, South African censor board tried to make forty eight cuts. The makers refused, waiting for two years to release it uncut. It is a simple but very effective anti-war statement." - lib.uct.ac.za
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