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Endgame 2009 Directed by Pete Travis

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages Afrikaans , English , Xhosa
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company Film Afrika
Budget $22,000,000
Release Date 18 January 2009
109 mins
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
David Henry Professor Marinus Wiechers
Trevor Sellers Tony Trew
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
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)