Arende

Arende — Plot

Epic drama follows a group of Boers during significant events in South African history. The first series is primarily set on St. Helena and follows the lives of Boer prisoners-of-war at Deadwood Camp. Among them is Sloet Steenkamp, a Cape Rebel whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on the island. The second series shifts to post-war mainland South Africa, where the Boers, though returned, still struggle for freedom. New characters are introduced, including Meisie, who is mute due to trauma, and her mother Cornelia, who seeks revenge. In the third series, Sloet and his friends, yearning to escape British rule, embark on the Dorsland Trek, a perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert in search of freedom beyond South Africa's borders.

• Release date
• April 27, 1989

Arende — Cast

Ian Roberts Sloet Steenkamp

G

Gavin Van Den Berg James Kerwin Michelle Botes Princess Brian O'Shaughnessy

J

James White

K

Keith Grenville Gov Wilks

D

Diana Wilson Jocelyn Broderick Jo-Ann Wilks