Endgame
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$22000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
2009-01-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
47
Vote Average
5.8
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
Mike 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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