Endgame (2008 film)

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Endgame
Genre	Thriller
Production company	Daybreak Pictures
Written by	Paula Milne
Directed by	Pete Travis
Produced by	Hal Vogel
Starring	William Hurt Chiwetel Ejiofor Mark Strong Jonny Lee Miller
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original channel	Channel 4
Release date(s)	2008

Endgame is a British television film directed by Pete Travis from a script adapted by Paula Milne from Robert Harvey's The Fall of Apartheid. The film is produced by Daybreak Pictures for Channel 4, and reunites Travis with Vantage Point actor William Hurt. It also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mark Strong.^[1]

1 Premise
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Premise

The film depicts the final days of Apartheid, focusing on secret talks held between the African National Congress and the National Party at a country house in Somerset, England.^[2]

[edit] Cast

William Hurt. Travis was interested in casting actors he had worked with previously; Hurt played President Henry Ashton in Vantage Point.^[2]
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Thabo Mbeki.^[3]
Mark Strong.^[1]
Jonny Lee Miller.^[4]
Derek Jacobi^[4]
Timothy West^[4]

[edit] Production

Rehearsals began on 14 April 2008. The production moved to South Africa for location filming in May 2008.^[4] The film is to be a major part of Channel 4's summer schedules.^[1]