
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

Michael 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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