Endgame (2009)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $22,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.5221 |
Directed By
Pete Travis
Crew
Liza Marshall
Pete Travis
Paula Milne
Lorraine Goodman
Nina Heyns
Dominic Strevens
Hal Vogel
Jeanne Watson
Martin Phipps
Dinah Collin
Kerry Skelton
Pierre Buys
Shamiel Soni
Alex Giles
Kelly Willis
Birrie le Roux
David Aukin
Clive Barrett
Sharon Martin
Daryn Goldsbrough
Steve Morphew
Christa Schamberger
Brian Glaser
Sharon Martin
Mark Goddard
Mark Harris
Chris Roope
Neesh Ruben
Fred Du Preez
Gaby Beyers
Sue Harding
Paula Jones
Ben Brazier
Nathan Victor Honey
Karl du Preez
Belinda Johnson
Jenna Lange
Cassie Leedham
Chris Ashworth
Cordell McQueen
Brendan Smithers
Stephanie C. Kelly
David Odd
Robert Brazier
Catherine Palmer
Mark Risk
Rowena Wilkinson
Wesley Barnard
Chris Richmond
Tyrell Kemlo
Sithembiso Sontshaka
Thomas M. Horton
Sian Molloy
Matt Snedecor
Natalie Stopford
Shirley Kirchmann
Peter Howard
Giles Keyte
Jefri Meintjes
Todd Kleparski
Suzie Harman
Robert Bentley
Paul Pieterse
Peter Currey
Pat Karam
Beisan Elias
Shanaullah Umerji
Phil Hurst
Katura Jensen
Adam Horton
Alison Lai
Anna Valdez Hanks
J.P. van der Merwe
Chuck Douglas
Allan Gray
Dirk Nel
Darion Hing
Matthew Benns
Paul Ensby
Craig Gordon Sobotker
Katie Harlow
Jill McCullough
Andrea Pienaar
Lance Peters
Neil Hdoge
Eduard Klarenbeek
Meryl Schutte
Tina Caldeira
Catherine Milne
Ruth Barrett
Rosanne Flynn
Majella Hurley
Jake Jackson
Anke Andriessen
Tim Desbois
Anwen Bull
Craig Heathcote
Ian Thomson
Robert Harvey
TOP 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
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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