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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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Mark Goddard |
First Assistant Director |
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Daryn Goldsbrough |
Third Assistant Director |
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Steve Morphew |
Third Assistant Director |
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Shamiel Soni |
Second Assistant Director |
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Ben Harrison |
Second Assistant Director |
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Anwen Bull |
Script Supervisor |
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Katie Harlow |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Paula Milne |
Writer |
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Robert Harvey |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Liza Marshall |
Executive Producer |
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Hal Vogel |
Producer |
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Lorraine Goodman |
Line Producer |
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David Aukin |
Executive Producer |
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Nina Heyns |
Line Producer |
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Jeanne Watson |
Production Manager |
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Christa Schamberger |
Casting |
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Pierre Buys |
Unit Manager |
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J.P. van der Merwe |
Casting |
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Chuck Douglas |
Casting Assistant |
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Katura Jensen |
Post Production Coordinator |
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Pat Karam |
Location Manager |
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Robert Bentley |
Location Manager |
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Rosanne Flynn |
Researcher |
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Tina Caldeira |
Production Coordinator |
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Craig Heathcote |
Production Coordinator |
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Catherine Milne |
Researcher |
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Ian Thomson |
Publicist |
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Eduard Klarenbeek |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Anke Andriessen |
Production Secretary |
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Meryl Schutte |
Production Supervisor |
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Andrea Pienaar |
Production Secretary |
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Edited By
Dominic Strevens |
Editor |
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Clive Barrett |
Editor |
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Matthew Benns |
Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler |
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Paul Ensby |
Digital Color Timer |
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Todd Kleparski |
Digital Intermediate Producer |
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Costume and Makeup
Kerry Skelton |
Makeup Artist |
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Sharon Martin |
Hair Designer |
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Kelly Willis |
Makeup & Hair |
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Dinah Collin |
Costume Design |
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Sharon Martin |
Makeup Designer |
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Darion Hing |
Costume Supervisor |
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Suzie Harman |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Sound
Martin Phipps |
Original Music Composer |
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Jenna Lange |
Audio Post Coordinator |
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Matt Snedecor |
ADR Recordist |
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Ben Brazier |
Dialogue Editor |
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Chris Ashworth |
Sound Mixer |
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Robert Brazier |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Sue Harding |
Foley Artist |
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Rowena Wilkinson |
Foley Artist |
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Jake Jackson |
Sound Mixer |
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Visual Effects
Thomas M. Horton |
Visual Effects Director |
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Shanaullah Umerji |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Natalie Stopford |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Camera
David Odd |
Director of Photography |
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Beisan Elias |
Camera Trainee |
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Dirk Nel |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Peter Howard |
First Assistant Camera |
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Phil Hurst |
Best Boy Grip |
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Alison Lai |
Clapper Loader |
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Allan Gray |
Key Grip |
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Anna Valdez Hanks |
Additional Photography |
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Giles Keyte |
Still Photographer |
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Jefri Meintjes |
Additional Second Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Chris Roope |
Production Design |
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Fred Du Preez |
Set Decoration |
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Birrie le Roux |
Art Direction |
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Neesh Ruben |
Set Decoration |
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Gaby Beyers |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Alex Giles |
Props |
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Brian Glaser |
Construction Manager |
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Karl du Preez |
Set Dresser |
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Belinda Johnson |
Props |
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Paula Jones |
Graphic Designer |
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Cassie Leedham |
Graphic Designer |
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Brendan Smithers |
Construction Coordinator |
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Mark Risk |
Storyboard Artist |
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Chris Richmond |
Standby Art Director |
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Peter Currey |
Location Scout |
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Sian Molloy |
Assistant Set Decoration |
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Catherine Palmer |
Graphic Designer |
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Other Crew
Mark Harris |
Post Production Supervisor |
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Nathan Victor Honey |
Scenic Artist |
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Shirley Kirchmann |
Stunts |
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Craig Gordon Sobotker |
Stunt Driver |
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Tyrell Kemlo |
Special Effects Technician |
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Wesley Barnard |
Special Effects Technician |
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Cordell McQueen |
Pyrotechnician |
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Adam Horton |
Stunts |
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Sithembiso Sontshaka |
Special Effects Technician |
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Stephanie C. Kelly |
Compositor |
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Ruth Barrett |
Additional Music |
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Neil Hdoge |
Chef |
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Majella Hurley |
Dialect Coach |
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Tim Desbois |
Aerial Coordinator |
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Jill McCullough |
Dialect Coach |
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Paul Pieterse |
Stunts |
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Lance Peters |
Armorer |
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