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About
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.
Theatrical
Jan 18, 2009
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 9, 2010
Budget
$22.0M
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Film Afrika
Cast
Full credits →W
William Hurt
Professor Will Esterhuyse
Chiwetel Ejiofor
President Thabo Mbeki
J
Jonny Lee Miller
Michael Young
M
Mark Strong
Dr. Niel Barnard
C
Clarke Peters
Nelson Mandela
J
John Kani
Oliver Tambo
D
Derek Jacobi
Rudolph Agnew
T
Timothy West
P.W. Botha
M
Matthew Marsh
F.W. de Klerk
M
Michael Huff
Willem de Klerk
S
Stephen Jennings
Kobie Coetsee
P
Patrick Lyster
Sampie Terreblanche
R
Ramon Tikaram
Aziz Pahad
D
Danny Scheinmann
Albie Sachs
P
Porteus Xandau
Christo Brand
A
Amelia Bullmore
Gill
T
Trevor Sellers
Tony Trew
M
Moshidi Motshegwa
Sebolela
B
Bo Petersen
Esterhuyse's Wife
G
Gabi Scheibert
Esterhuyse's Daughter
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