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Cast
William Hurt | As: Professor Will Esterhuyse | |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | As: President Thabo Mbeki | |
Jonny Lee Miller | As: Michael Young | |
Mark Strong | As: Dr. Niel Barnard | |
Clarke Peters | As: Nelson Mandela |
Storyline
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.
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Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
William Hurt |
Professor Will Esterhuyse |
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Chiwetel Ejiofor |
President Thabo Mbeki |
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Jonny Lee Miller |
Michael Young |
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Mark Strong |
Dr. Niel Barnard |
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Clarke Peters |
Nelson Mandela |
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John Kani |
Oliver Tambo |
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Derek Jacobi |
Rudolph Agnew |
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Timothy West |
P.W. Botha |
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Matthew Marsh |
F.W. de Klerk |
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Mike Huff |
Willem de Klerk |
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Stephen Jennings |
Kobie Coetsee |
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Patrick Lyster |
Sampie Terreblanche |
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Ramon Tikaram |
Aziz Pahad |
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Danny Scheinmann |
Albie Sachs |
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Porteus Xandau |
Christo Brand |
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Amelia Bullmore |
Gill |
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David Henry |
Professor Marinus Wiechers |
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Trevor Sellers |
Tony Trew |
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Moshidi Motshegwa |
Sebolela |
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Bo Petersen |
Esterhuyse's Wife |
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Gabi Scheibert |
Esterhuyse's Daughter |
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Thomas Lockyer |
Anthony Sampson |
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Langley Kirkwood |
Anthony Sampson |
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Jacques Strydom |
Roadblock Policeman |
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Faith Ndukwana |
Winnie Mandela |
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Faniswa Yisa |
Woman Pick-up Driver |
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Tshamano Sebe |
Black Drinker |
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Marko van der Colff |
Bizos |
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Unathi Dyantyi |
Youth #1 Hate |
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Vicky Davis |
White Newscaster |
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Batsile Ramasodi |
Zambian Newscaster |
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Jonathan Dimbleby |
English Newscaster |
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Violet Gonda |
Zimbabwean Newscaster |
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Robert Timothy |
South African Newscaster |
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Kas Graham |
Protestor (uncredited) |
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Chumani Pan |
Youth #1 - Shabeen (uncredited) |
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Grant Swanby |
President's Agent Botha (uncredited) |
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David Tennant |
Self - Host (uncredited) |
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Lizanne Tulip |
High Profile Banker (uncredited) |
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Karl Thaning |
F.W. de Klerk's Agent (uncredited) |
Directed By
Pete Travis |
Director |
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Shamiel Soni |
Second Assistant Director |
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Daryn Goldsbrough |
Third Assistant Director |
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Steve Morphew |
Third Assistant Director |
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Mark Goddard |
First Assistant Director |
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Ben Harrison |
Second Assistant Director |
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Katie Harlow |
Script Supervisor |
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Anwen Bull |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Paula Milne |
Writer |
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Robert Harvey |
Novel |
Production Crew
Liza Marshall |
Executive Producer |
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Lorraine Goodman |
Line Producer |
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Nina Heyns |
Line Producer |
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Hal Vogel |
Producer |
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Jeanne Watson |
Production Manager |
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Pierre Buys |
Unit Manager |
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David Aukin |
Executive Producer |
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Christa Schamberger |
Casting |
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Robert Bentley |
Location Manager |
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Pat Karam |
Location Manager |
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Katura Jensen |
Post Production Coordinator |
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J.P. van der Merwe |
Casting |
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Chuck Douglas |
Casting Assistant |
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Andrea Pienaar |
Production Secretary |
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Eduard Klarenbeek |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Meryl Schutte |
Production Supervisor |
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Tina Caldeira |
Production Coordinator |
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Catherine Milne |
Researcher |
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Rosanne Flynn |
Researcher |
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Anke Andriessen |
Production Secretary |
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Craig Heathcote |
Production Coordinator |
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Ian Thomson |
Publicist |
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Edited By
Dominic Strevens |
Editor |
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Clive Barrett |
Editor |
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Todd Kleparski |
Digital Intermediate Producer |
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Matthew Benns |
Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler |
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Paul Ensby |
Digital Color Timer |
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Costume and Makeup
Dinah Collin |
Costume Design |
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Kerry Skelton |
Makeup Artist |
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Kelly Willis |
Makeup & Hair |
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Sharon Martin |
Hair Designer |
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Sharon Martin |
Makeup Designer |
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Suzie Harman |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Darion Hing |
Costume Supervisor |
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Sound
Martin Phipps |
Original Music Composer |
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Sue Harding |
Foley Artist |
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Ben Brazier |
Dialogue Editor |
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Jenna Lange |
Audio Post Coordinator |
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Chris Ashworth |
Sound Mixer |
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Robert Brazier |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Rowena Wilkinson |
Foley Artist |
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Matt Snedecor |
ADR Recordist |
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Jake Jackson |
Sound Mixer |
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Visual Effects
Thomas M. Horton |
Visual Effects Director |
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Natalie Stopford |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Shanaullah Umerji |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Camera
David Odd |
Director of Photography |
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Peter Howard |
First Assistant Camera |
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Giles Keyte |
Still Photographer |
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Jefri Meintjes |
Additional Second Assistant Camera |
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Beisan Elias |
Camera Trainee |
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Phil Hurst |
Best Boy Grip |
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Alison Lai |
Clapper Loader |
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Anna Valdez Hanks |
Additional Photography |
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Allan Gray |
Key Grip |
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Dirk Nel |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Alex Giles |
Props |
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Birrie le Roux |
Art Direction |
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Brian Glaser |
Construction Manager |
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Chris Roope |
Production Design |
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Neesh Ruben |
Set Decoration |
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Fred Du Preez |
Set Decoration |
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Gaby Beyers |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Paula Jones |
Graphic Designer |
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Karl du Preez |
Set Dresser |
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Belinda Johnson |
Props |
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Cassie Leedham |
Graphic Designer |
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Brendan Smithers |
Construction Coordinator |
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Catherine Palmer |
Graphic Designer |
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Mark Risk |
Storyboard Artist |
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Chris Richmond |
Standby Art Director |
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Sian Molloy |
Assistant Set Decoration |
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Peter Currey |
Location Scout |
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Other Crew
Mark Harris |
Post Production Supervisor |
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Nathan Victor Honey |
Scenic Artist |
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Cordell McQueen |
Pyrotechnician |
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Stephanie C. Kelly |
Compositor |
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Wesley Barnard |
Special Effects Technician |
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Tyrell Kemlo |
Special Effects Technician |
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Sithembiso Sontshaka |
Special Effects Technician |
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Shirley Kirchmann |
Stunts |
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Paul Pieterse |
Stunts |
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Adam Horton |
Stunts |
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Craig Gordon Sobotker |
Stunt Driver |
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Jill McCullough |
Dialect Coach |
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Lance Peters |
Armorer |
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Neil Hdoge |
Chef |
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Ruth Barrett |
Additional Music |
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Majella Hurley |
Dialect Coach |
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Tim Desbois |
Aerial Coordinator |
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