Endgame

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

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.

Distribution

W William HurtProfessor Will Esterhuyse C Chiwetel EjioforPresident Thabo Mbeki J Jonny Lee MillerMichael Young M Mark StrongDr. Niel Barnard C Clarke PetersNelson Mandela J John KaniOliver Tambo D Derek JacobiRudolph Agnew T Timothy WestP.W. Botha M Matthew MarshF.W. de Klerk M Michael HuffWillem de Klerk S Stephen JenningsKobie Coetsee P Patrick LysterSampie Terreblanche

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R Ramon TikaramAziz Pahad D Danny ScheinmannAlbie Sachs P Porteus XandauChristo Brand A Amelia BullmoreGill D David HenryProfessor Marinus Wiechers T Trevor SellersTony Trew M Moshidi MotshegwaSebolela B Bo PetersenEsterhuyse's Wife G Gabi ScheibertEsterhuyse's Daughter T Thomas LockyerAnthony Sampson L Langley KirkwoodAnthony Sampson J Jacques StrydomRoadblock Policeman F Faith NdukwanaWinnie Mandela F Faniswa YisaWoman Pick-up Driver T Tshamano SebeBlack Drinker M Marko van der ColffBizos U Unathi DyantyiYouth #1 Hate V Vicky DavisWhite Newscaster B Batsile RamasodiZambian Newscaster J Jonathan DimblebyEnglish Newscaster V Violet GondaZimbabwean Newscaster R Robert TimothySouth African Newscaster K Kas GrahamProtestor (uncredited) C Chumani PanYouth #1 - Shabeen (uncredited) G Grant SwanbyPresident's Agent Botha (uncredited) D David TennantSelf - Host (uncredited) L Lizanne TulipHigh Profile Banker (uncredited) K Karl ThaningF.W. de Klerk's Agent (uncredited)