Endgame (2009)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2
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Vantage Point director Pete Travis turns his attention from high-profile political assassinations to the high-risk talks that ushered in the end of apartheid while securing the release of Nelson Mandela in this historical drama starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofer, Mark Strong, and Johnny Lee Miller. 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
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Cast
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William Hurt
Prof. Willie Esterhuyse -
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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 -
Mike 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 Wiech... -
Trevor Sellers
Tony Trew -
Moshidi Motshegwa
Sebolela -
Bo Petersen
Esterhuyse's Wife -
Gabriele Scheibert
Esterhuyse's Daughter -
Celia Ncalane
Akoko -
Thomas Lockyer
Anthony Sampson -
Langley Kirkwood
Warrant Officer Swart -
Chumani Pan
Youth #1 (Shabeen) -
Lihle Bangani
Nkosi -
Jacques Strydom
Policeman -
Karl Thaning
President's Agent (De K... -
Grant Brett Swanby
President's Agent (Both... -
Faith Ndukwana
Winnie Mandela -
Faniswa Yisa
Woman Pick-up Driver
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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
William Hurt and Chiwetel Ejiofor, impressive at opposite ends of the table as a government mouthpiece and a philosophy professor, provide all the fireworks the story needs.
Top CriticThe principals, especially Ejiofor, rise above the starchiness that often hampers portrayals of recent, monumental history.
An inspirational tale chronicling the contributions of a few unseen players in the South African struggle for independence.
...crafts a crackling thriller out of the tangle of crafty maneuvering that ended apartheid.
An inspirational tale chronicling the contributions of a few unseen players in the South African struggle for independence.
What sparks are felt throughout come largely from Hurt and Ejiofor, who both seem to understand exactly the type of talky, tentative movie they're in and do their best to bring in some glints of humor and uncertainty.
There is just too much information to absorb in one sitting.
There's nothing in Endgame that's less than proficient.
Audience Reviews for Endgame
Super Reviewer
A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
REVIEW
Shot in a manner very resonant of Frost/Nixon with outstanding editing Endgame is a fittingly unsentimental and very nicely played drama of the last days and brinkmanship of the apartheid negotiations in South Africa.
With competent performances from all involved this is not overacted but rather relies on the relationships and the materials. Cutting between South Africa and the UK it tells the story of the two sides: the Afrikaans government on the one, and the ANC and Pan-African parties on the other. How they came to find a path in what was probably the most volatile of all post-colonial politics to not lead to civil war is the story. Through the efforts of an Afrikaans philosophy professor (William Hurt) and a British troubleshooter for the gold mines (Johnny Lee Miller, who is in excellent form, less manic suits him very well indeed) the players first arrange to meet, meet, and work through the issues. Filmed in South Africa (A lot of outdoor shots) and the UK, this has more story than you'd think on first sight. It has some action scenes, but in the main it is a nicely poised political drama.
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