Synopsis

Endgame (2009)

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.
Pete Travis, Mark Goddard, Daryn Goldsbrough, Ben Harrison, Steve Morphew, Shamiel Soni, Anwen Bull, Katie Harlow
William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, Clarke Peters, John Kani, Derek Jacobi, Timothy West, Matthew Marsh, Mike Huff, Stephen Jennings, Patrick Lyster, Ramon Tikaram, Danny Scheinmann, Porteus Xandau, Amelia Bullmore, David Henry, Trevor Sellers, Moshidi Motshegwa, Bo Petersen, Gabi Scheibert, Thomas Lockyer, Langley Kirkwood, Jacques Strydom, Faith Ndukwana, Faniswa Yisa, Tshamano Sebe, Marko van der Colff, Unathi Dyantyi, Vicky Davis, Batsile Ramasodi, Jonathan Dimbleby, Violet Gonda, Robert Timothy, Kas Graham, Chumani Pan, Grant Swanby, David Tennant, Lizanne Tulip, Karl Thaning
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