Endgame
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.
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Cast
40 people
William Hurt
Professor Will Esterhuyse
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Chiwetel Ejiofor
President Thabo Mbeki
Known for
Doctor Strange
12 Years a Slave
Jonny Lee Miller
Michael Young
Known for
Trainspotting
Elementary
Mark Strong
Dr. Niel Barnard
Known for
Shazam!
1917
Clarke Peters
Nelson Mandela
Known for
The Wire
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
John Kani
Oliver Tambo
Known for
The Lion King
Black Panther
Derek Jacobi
Rudolph Agnew
Known for
Gladiator
Tomb Raider
Timothy West
P.W. Botha
Known for
Going Postal
Gentleman Jack
Matthew Marsh
F.W. de Klerk
Known for
Spy Game
Taboo
Michael Huff
Willem de Klerk
Known for
Rakka
They Will Kill You
Stephen Jennings
Kobie Coetsee
Known for
The Kissing Booth
The Triangle
Patrick Lyster
Sampie Terreblanche
Known for
Black Sails
Invictus
Pete Travis Director · Paula Milne Writer Robert Harvey Author
Budget $22M · United States release January 18, 2009 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Budget
$22,000,000
Production
Film Afrika
Production
Film Afrika Worldwide
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English · Xhosa
Release dates
United States · January 18, 2009
Theatrical
Brazil
May 8, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
August 1, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 4, 2009 · Theatrical
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