Endgame (2009)

Endgame (2009)

2009-01-18 United Kingdom 109 Min. PG-13
5.8 47 votes

Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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.

Cast

William Hurt is Professor Will Esterhuyse
Professor Will Esterhuyse
Chiwetel Ejiofor is President Thabo Mbeki
President Thabo Mbeki
Jonny Lee Miller is Michael Young
Michael Young
Mark Strong is Dr. Niel Barnard
Dr. Niel Barnard
Clarke Peters is Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
John Kani is Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo
Derek Jacobi is Rudolph Agnew
Rudolph Agnew
Timothy West is P.W. Botha
P.W. Botha
Matthew Marsh is F.W. de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk
Mike Huff is Willem de Klerk
Willem de Klerk
Stephen Jennings is Kobie Coetsee
Kobie Coetsee
Patrick Lyster is Sampie Terreblanche
Sampie Terreblanche