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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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Ben Harrison |
Second Assistant Director |
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Steve Morphew |
Third Assistant Director |
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Shamiel Soni |
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 |
Production Crew
Liza Marshall |
Executive Producer |
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David Aukin |
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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Christa Schamberger |
Casting |
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Jeanne Watson |
Production Manager |
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Pierre Buys |
Unit Manager |
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Chuck Douglas |
Casting Assistant |
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J.P. van der Merwe |
Casting |
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Katura Jensen |
Post Production Coordinator |
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Robert Bentley |
Location Manager |
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Pat Karam |
Location Manager |
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Eduard Klarenbeek |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Anke Andriessen |
Production Secretary |
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Tina Caldeira |
Production Coordinator |
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Rosanne Flynn |
Researcher |
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Craig Heathcote |
Production Coordinator |
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Catherine Milne |
Researcher |
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Andrea Pienaar |
Production Secretary |
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Meryl Schutte |
Production Supervisor |
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Ian Thomson |
Publicist |
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Edited By
Clive Barrett |
Editor |
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Dominic Strevens |
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
Dinah Collin |
Costume Design |
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Sharon Martin |
Makeup Designer |
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Sharon Martin |
Hair Designer |
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Kerry Skelton |
Makeup Artist |
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Kelly Willis |
Makeup & Hair |
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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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Chris Ashworth |
Sound Mixer |
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Ben Brazier |
Dialogue Editor |
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Robert Brazier |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Sue Harding |
Foley Artist |
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Jenna Lange |
Audio Post Coordinator |
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Matt Snedecor |
ADR Recordist |
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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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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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Beisan Elias |
Camera Trainee |
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Allan Gray |
Key Grip |
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Peter Howard |
First Assistant Camera |
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Phil Hurst |
Best Boy Grip |
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Giles Keyte |
Still Photographer |
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Alison Lai |
Clapper Loader |
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Jefri Meintjes |
Additional Second Assistant Camera |
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Dirk Nel |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Anna Valdez Hanks |
Additional Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Chris Roope |
Production Design |
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Birrie le Roux |
Art Direction |
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Fred Du Preez |
Set Decoration |
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Neesh Ruben |
Set Decoration |
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Gaby Beyers |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Karl du Preez |
Set Dresser |
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Alex Giles |
Props |
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Brian Glaser |
Construction Manager |
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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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Sian Molloy |
Assistant Set Decoration |
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Catherine Palmer |
Graphic Designer |
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Chris Richmond |
Standby Art Director |
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Mark Risk |
Storyboard Artist |
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Brendan Smithers |
Construction Coordinator |
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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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Wesley Barnard |
Special Effects Technician |
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Tyrell Kemlo |
Special Effects Technician |
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Cordell McQueen |
Pyrotechnician |
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Sithembiso Sontshaka |
Special Effects Technician |
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Stephanie C. Kelly |
Compositor |
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Adam Horton |
Stunts |
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Shirley Kirchmann |
Stunts |
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Paul Pieterse |
Stunts |
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Craig Gordon Sobotker |
Stunt Driver |
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Ruth Barrett |
Additional Music |
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Tim Desbois |
Aerial Coordinator |
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Neil Hdoge |
Chef |
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Majella Hurley |
Dialect Coach |
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Jill McCullough |
Dialect Coach |
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Lance Peters |
Armorer |
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