Endgame
18/01/2009
2h

The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.
Cast


William Hurt
Professor Will Esterhuyse


Chiwetel Ejiofor
President Thabo Mbeki


Jonny Lee Miller
Michael Young


Mark Strong
Dr. Niel Barnard


Clarke Peters
Nelson Mandela


John Kani
Oliver Tambo


Derek Jacobi
Rudolph Agnew


Timothy West
P.W. Botha


Matthew Marsh
F.W. de Klerk


Michael Huff
Willem de Klerk


Stephen Jennings
Kobie Coetsee


Patrick Lyster
Sampie Terreblanche


Ramon Tikaram
Aziz Pahad


Danny Scheinmann
Albie Sachs
Porteus Xandau
Christo Brand


Amelia Bullmore
Gill
David Henry
Professor Marinus Wiechers


Trevor Sellers
Tony Trew


Moshidi Motshegwa
Sebolela


Bo Petersen
Esterhuyse's Wife
Gabi Scheibert
Esterhuyse's Daughter


Thomas Lockyer
Anthony Sampson


Langley Kirkwood
Anthony Sampson
Jacques Strydom
Roadblock Policeman
Faith Ndukwana
Winnie Mandela


Faniswa Yisa
Woman Pick-up Driver


Tshamano Sebe
Black Drinker
Marko van der Colff
Bizos
Unathi Dyantyi
Youth #1 Hate
Vicky Davis
White Newscaster


Batsile Ramasodi
Zambian Newscaster


Jonathan Dimbleby
English Newscaster
Violet Gonda
Zimbabwean Newscaster
Robert Timothy
South African Newscaster
Kas Graham
Protestor (uncredited)


Chumani Pan
Youth #1 - Shabeen (uncredited)


Grant Swanby
President's Agent Botha (uncredited)


David Tennant
Self - Host (uncredited)


Lizanne Tulip
High Profile Banker (uncredited)


Karl Thaning
F.W. de Klerk's Agent (uncredited)
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