Endgame
2009 | 109m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Pete Travis |
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| Writer: | Robert Harvey, Paula Milne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 18, 2009 |
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| Director: | Pete Travis |
| Writer: | Robert Harvey, Paula Milne |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | bomb, england, south africa, political negotiations, apartheid, nelson mandela |
| Production Companies | Film Afrika |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $22,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Hurt | Professor Will Esterhuyse |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | President Thabo Mbeki |
| Jonny Lee Miller | Michael Young |
| Mark Strong | Dr. Niel Barnard |
| Clarke Peters | Nelson Mandela |
| John Kani | Oliver Tambo |
| Derek Jacobi | Rudolph Agnew |
| Timothy West | P.W. Botha |
| Matthew Marsh | F.W. de Klerk |
| Michael Huff | Willem de Klerk |
| Stephen Jennings | Kobie Coetsee |
| Patrick Lyster | Sampie Terreblanche |
| Ramon Tikaram | Aziz Pahad |
| Danny Scheinmann | Albie Sachs |
| Porteus Xandau | Christo Brand |
| Amelia Bullmore | Gill |
| David Henry | Professor Marinus Wiechers |
| Trevor Sellers | Tony Trew |
| Moshidi Motshegwa | Sebolela |
| Bo Petersen | Esterhuyse's Wife |
| Gabi Scheibert | Esterhuyse's Daughter |
| Thomas Lockyer | Anthony Sampson |
| Langley Kirkwood | Anthony Sampson |
| Jacques Strydom | Roadblock Policeman |
| Faith Ndukwana | Winnie Mandela |
| Faniswa Yisa | Woman Pick-up Driver |
| Tshamano Sebe | Black Drinker |
| Marko van der Colff | Bizos |
| Unathi Dyantyi | Youth #1 Hate |
| Vicky Davis | White Newscaster |
| Batsile Ramasodi | Zambian Newscaster |
| Jonathan Dimbleby | English Newscaster |
| Violet Gonda | Zimbabwean Newscaster |
| Robert Timothy | South African Newscaster |
| Kas Graham | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Chumani Pan | Youth #1 - Shabeen (uncredited) |
| Grant Swanby | President's Agent Botha (uncredited) |
| David Tennant | Self - Host (uncredited) |
| Lizanne Tulip | High Profile Banker (uncredited) |
| Karl Thaning | F.W. de Klerk's Agent (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lorraine Goodman | Line Producer |
| Nina Heyns | Line Producer |
| Clive Barrett | Editor |
| Dominic Strevens | Editor |
| Chris Roope | Production Design |
| Birrie le Roux | Art Direction |
| Fred Du Preez | Set Decoration |
| Neesh Ruben | Set Decoration |
| Dinah Collin | Costume Design |
| Sharon Martin | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Kerry Skelton | Makeup Artist |
| Jeanne Watson | Production Manager |
| Kelly Willis | Makeup & Hair |
| Pierre Buys | Unit Manager |
| Mark Harris | Post Production Supervisor |
| Mark Goddard | First Assistant Director |
| Daryn Goldsbrough | Third Assistant Director |
| Shamiel Soni | Second Assistant Director |
| David Odd | Director of Photography |
| Gaby Beyers | Art Department Coordinator |
| Karl du Preez | Set Dresser |
| Alex Giles | Props |
| Brian Glaser | Construction Manager |
| Nathan Victor Honey | Scenic Artist |
| Belinda Johnson | Props |
| Paula Jones | Graphic Designer |
| Cassie Leedham | Graphic Designer |
| Sian Molloy | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Catherine Palmer | Graphic Designer |
| Chris Richmond | Standby Art Director |
| Mark Risk | Storyboard Artist |
| Brendan Smithers | Construction Coordinator |
| Chris Ashworth | Sound Mixer |
| Ben Brazier | Dialogue Editor |
| Robert Brazier | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sue Harding | Foley Artist |
| Jenna Lange | Audio Post Coordinator |
| Matt Snedecor | ADR Recordist |
| Rowena Wilkinson | Foley Artist |
| Wesley Barnard | Special Effects Technician |
| Tyrell Kemlo | Special Effects Technician |
| Cordell McQueen | Pyrotechnician |
| Sithembiso Sontshaka | Special Effects Technician |
| Thomas M. Horton | Visual Effects Director |
| Stephanie C. Kelly | Compositor |
| Natalie Stopford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Shanaullah Umerji | Visual Effects Producer |
| Shirley Kirchmann | Stunts |
| Paul Pieterse | Stunts |
| Craig Gordon Sobotker | Stunt Driver |
| Beisan Elias | Camera Trainee |
| Allan Gray | Key Grip |
| Peter Howard | First Assistant Camera |
| Phil Hurst | Best Boy Grip |
| Giles Keyte | Still Photographer |
| Alison Lai | Clapper Loader |
| Jefri Meintjes | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Dirk Nel | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Anna Valdez Hanks | Additional Photography |
| Chuck Douglas | Casting Assistant |
| J.P. van der Merwe | Casting |
| Suzie Harman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Darion Hing | Costume Supervisor |
| Matthew Benns | Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler |
| Paul Ensby | Digital Color Timer |
| Katura Jensen | Post Production Coordinator |
| Todd Kleparski | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Robert Bentley | Location Manager |
| Peter Currey | Location Scout |
| Pat Karam | Location Manager |
| Eduard Klarenbeek | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ruth Barrett | Additional Music |
| Jake Jackson | Sound Mixer |
| Anwen Bull | Script Supervisor |
| Katie Harlow | Script Supervisor |
| Anke Andriessen | Production Secretary |
| Tina Caldeira | Production Coordinator |
| Tim Desbois | Aerial Coordinator |
| Rosanne Flynn | Researcher |
| Craig Heathcote | Production Coordinator |
| Neil Hdoge | Chef |
| Majella Hurley | Dialect Coach |
| Jill McCullough | Dialect Coach |
| Catherine Milne | Researcher |
| Lance Peters | Armorer |
| Andrea Pienaar | Production Secretary |
| Meryl Schutte | Production Supervisor |
| Ian Thomson | Publicist |
| Robert Harvey | Novel |
| Pete Travis | Director |
| Paula Milne | Writer |
| Martin Phipps | Original Music Composer |
| Christa Schamberger | Casting |
| Steve Morphew | Third Assistant Director |
| Adam Horton | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Aukin | Executive Producer |
| Hal Vogel | Producer |
| Liza Marshall | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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