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.
Directed by Pete Travis · Written by Paula Milne
Cast
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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
Make it a double feature
3h 25m together
Endgame
Dredd
Both from Pete Travis.
