Andre Stander is an officer with the South African Police , newly married with a reputation as the youngest captain on the force , he and his partner are assigned along with other officers to riot duty in the wake of the Soweto uprising . In the chaos of one of the riots in Tembisa , Stander shoots a young , unarmed protester , which deeply affects him and causes him to become disillusioned towards the apartheid system . One day on his lunch break Stander decides to spontaneously walk in and rob a bank . He thoroughly enjoys the rush and decides to embark on a spree of robberies , even responding to one in his official capacity as an officer . In the wake of these robberies , Cor Van Deventer , Stander 's partner , leads a team assigned to take down the new bank robber . Eventually being able to see through Stander 's disguises , Deventer 's team finally makes the arrest . Stander is stripped of his position and sentenced to 32 years in prison
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Stander (film)