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

Amelia Bullmore

Gill

Trevor Sellers

Tony Trew

Moshidi Motshegwa

Sebolela

Bo Petersen

Esterhuyse's Wife

Thomas Lockyer

Anthony Sampson

Langley Kirkwood

Anthony Sampson

Faniswa Yisa

Woman Pick-up Driver

Tshamano Sebe

Black Drinker

Batsile Ramasodi

Zambian Newscaster

Jonathan Dimbleby

English Newscaster

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)