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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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
John Kani as Oliver Tambo
Derek Jacobi as Rudolph Agnew
Timothy West as P.W. Botha
Matthew Marsh as F.W. de Klerk
Mike Huff as Willem de Klerk
Stephen Jennings as Kobie Coetsee
Patrick Lyster as Sampie Terreblanche
Ramon Tikaram as Aziz Pahad
Danny Scheinmann as Albie Sachs
Porteus Xandau as Christo Brand
Amelia Bullmore as Gill
David Henry as Professor Marinus Wiechers
Trevor Sellers as Tony Trew
Moshidi Motshegwa as Sebolela
Bo Petersen as Esterhuyse's Wife
Gabi Scheibert as Esterhuyse's Daughter
Thomas Lockyer as Anthony Sampson
Langley Kirkwood as Anthony Sampson
Jacques Strydom as Roadblock Policeman
Faith Ndukwana as Winnie Mandela
Faniswa Yisa as Woman Pick-up Driver
Tshamano Sebe as Black Drinker
Marko van der Colff as Bizos
Unathi Dyantyi as Youth #1 Hate
Vicky Davis as White Newscaster
Batsile Ramasodi as Zambian Newscaster
Jonathan Dimbleby as English Newscaster
Violet Gonda as Zimbabwean Newscaster
Robert Timothy as South African Newscaster
Kas Graham as Protestor (uncredited)
Chumani Pan as Youth #1 - Shabeen (uncredited)
Grant Swanby as President's Agent Botha (uncredited)
David Tennant as Self - Host (uncredited)
Lizanne Tulip as High Profile Banker (uncredited)
Karl Thaning as F.W. de Klerk's Agent (uncredited)
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