Endgame

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1. Is Endgame available as a DVD+

   Posted by STEPHEN LANCE on 29/07/2009 14:01:59

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2. Is this political thriller endgame available to buy?

   Posted by chris on 28/05/2009 14:10:54

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3. Thank you for a brilliant, gripping and illuminating play - or should we call it a docu-drama? Also congratulations to whoever was responsible for the sound-track which created the tense atmosphere of that time in South Africa. Altogether a marvellous piece of television and superbly acted by a wonderful cast.

   Posted by Julienne on 16/05/2009 20:55:03

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4. Beautiful, moving and wonderful performances from all involved. Thankyou Channel 4

   Posted by Penny Insole on 15/05/2009 18:36:36

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5. Just an enquiry and probably a long shot, We are presenting a play based on a modern Malcolm X . Where can we purchase the same glasses worn by John Kani (Oliver Tambo ) from, be most grateful to know. Regards Stephen

   Posted by Stephen Johnston on 12/05/2009 20:22:30

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6. An excellent drama. Very informative. Very well done to all.I was 30 years old when Mr Mandela was released - so lived my young adult life through the apartheid years but was also young enough I feel to truly benefit from and enjoy our new democracy. Just one discrepancy - I think- Mr de Klerk was referred to as the president at one point. I think this is wrong? He was a Prime Minister. Mr Mandela was our first President.Casting excellent - especially mr Mbeki. I think FW de Klerk perhaps not so fairly portrayed. Was he quite so charmless?

   Posted by Nicoline Kakora-Shiner on 11/05/2009 19:49:43

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7. Excellent: The writer, directer, casting (George Smiley would have watched this)

   Posted by Peter on 11/05/2009 09:51:24

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8. Congratulations to everyone involved in this production. Can't praise this drama highly enough in every respect. Absolutely fabulous. But one error on the website needs to be corrected - the caption to one of the 12 images reads "A bomb kills Albie Sachs outside the ANC office in Mozambique". Albie lost an arm, but is alive and well and is a judge in the Constitutional Court of SA.

   Posted by friend of SA on 10/05/2009 08:16:09

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9. Thought provoking. Moving. Would be good on the big screen as a contemporary political thriller. Also was good to see Mr Mbeki in such a positive light.South Africans would now need the strength to move forward and deserve peace, justice and prosperity for all.

   Posted by Gadija Esau on 09/05/2009 23:12:26

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10. I really enjoyed this film, I heard alot about it prior to it being aired and have been looking forward to it- I'm glad to say I was not disappointed. An interesting and thoroughly engaging insight into the end of apartheid. Congrats to Chiwitel Ejiofor & Clarke Lewis on their representations of Thabo Mbeki & Nelson Mandela. V. surprised that 2 British actors did not get a mention in the programme's summary! V.refreshing to watch such clean entertainment!

    Posted by JK on 09/05/2009 22:54:20

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11. A wonderful film and much appreciated by one who has visited South Africa five times since the end of apartheid and seen the miraculous transformation that has taken place there. It was good to learn of the major role played by Mbeki who has got such a bad press in the last few years. One caveat - we could have done without the reference to the IRA in the credits. The ANC were representing a large majority denied any say in a non democratic society and were left with little alternative but to resort to violence. In contrast, the IRA represented a small minority within a democratic society and therefore had no justification for their violence

    Posted by WR on 09/05/2009 21:46:35

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12. I had plans to go out tonight but I was so captured by this drama of a true story, that I decided to stay in & watch it. Wonderful!!! Thank you channel 4. "Never underestimate the power of a small group of people (Margaret Mead)". Truth & Courage....... From a grateful N.Irish citizen!

    Posted by Grateful on 09/05/2009 21:46:33

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13. this was a great drama piece, i hope they show it in South Africa too. Thank you channel 4. I dont always like the stuff c4 shows, but the channel is great for drama and short films!

    Posted by faith on 09/05/2009 21:10:12

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14. can't wait to watch it on 4oD!

    Posted by pw on 07/05/2009 17:16:22

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15. Heartfelt thanks to all concerned for sharing this amazing depiction of one of the longest awaited-for and eagerly anticipated moments. Something well worth passing on to the next generation. Pragmatical cynicism is beside the point. Every nation on earth has had its dark moments and its brilliant ones and it is good to be here when the good things happen.

    Posted by eugenia raptis on 06/05/2009 19:43:16

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16. A few questions for Michael Young: Consolidated Gold fields ceased to exist in 1988-89 following Anglo American's abortive attempt to acquire ConsGold. Who continued to fund the SA-ANC meetings held in the UK following ConsGold's demise? Was it Gold Fields of South Africa? Who at ConsGold supported the initiative to broker talks between the ANC and the South Africans? Was it Rudolf Agnew? Or was it Michael Beckett? How involved was the executive of Gold Fields of South Africa led by Robin Plumbridge?

    Posted by J on 06/05/2009 13:13:36

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17. Thank you for telecasting on 5th May 2009all the truth and current sitiation about Srilankan Tamils in Vavuniya open jail Srilankan Camps. Srilankan Genocide against minority Tamils. Please Media & Humanitarian people have to get in to NO fire Zone.Every minutes innocent civilians dieing from government shellling and using heavy wepons .Alos they are raising death by without food and medicine and clean water. Please keep on telecast Srilanken Genocide against Tamils .Thank You. Please Please Please help tamil community

    Posted by Santhuru on 06/05/2009 09:58:28

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18. George Dunk finding comments regarding Britain's history abhorrent is a good start, if somewhat histrionic. I stand by the comments as historically accurate (feel free to research), like them or not, George. Whatever the outcome (peaceful transision of power), the motives behind the talks were purely about money for Consolidated, but not on Michael Young's part. He did a brave thing and should have been honoured with a Nobel peace prize along with FW De Clerk and Nelson Mandela. In fact it would be great if C4 could try to make a programme and interview Michael. Again, do not believe the ANC were just a bunch of jolly boy scouts, as portrayed. How do you think they had links to the IRA? Overall though, a gripping and well made programme, apart from the appalling accents!

    Posted by Duncan Smith on 06/05/2009 09:23:56

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19. That was wonderful, thank you!

    Posted by Kathryn on 05/05/2009 23:08:15

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20. A brilliant and most interesting film - a balanced account of events superbly acted! My only criticism is that sometimes the dramatic music drowned the dialogue and I'm not deaf! Is there any possibility of your doing one about Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, where I was born and where I lived until 1998? We have never been told, by either side, all that happened.

    Posted by Penny on 05/05/2009 20:49:56

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21. Endgame was absolutely gripping stuff!! Very Well Done Channel 4. The performances, camera work and writing are all to be congratulated. I'm sure that I am one of many who really had no awareness that such talks had taken place. At the time of Nelson Mandela's release I wondered what events had led up to this rather sudden unconditional release. Michael Young's small but vital role in all this has never been acknowledged publicly. At last an intelligent political thriller - rare these days! Brilliantly done!!

    Posted by Hargreaves on 05/05/2009 20:32:41

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22. Thank you Channel 4 for this inspired insight into the behind the scenes events leading to the end of apartheid and to democracy in South Africa. It is said that "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter......" I find the comments on this site made by Duncan Smith to be abhorrent and whatever the British might or might not have done over the centuries.........tens of thousands of us were truely proud that there was a peaceful transition of power in South Africa and that dialogue, discussion and democracy really work. The role of Michael Young in sowing the seeds for the end of apartheid has never really been acknowledged by either the South African or UK governments......perhaps now is the time. Well done Channel 4.

    Posted by George DUNK on 05/05/2009 17:44:17

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23. This would rate as a stunning feature movie; to be able to see it as a free-to-air 'play' was a privilege. Very many thanks to everyone concerned,the players of course all of whom brought a new meaning to the notion of 'believeability' and, not least, the writer(s) and director.

    Posted by Bob Thompstone on 05/05/2009 16:40:35

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24. A very good programme. Well done Channel 4, but it is remarkable after 20 years how the ANC are protrayed as a philosophical, pacifist organisation, rather than responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent South Africans, Black, White and other races. Their "soldiers" were also trained by the Soviets and their allies in the "art of terror" at training camps in Africa and the Soviet Union. It is tantamount to asking the English to see the Privisional IRA as peace seeking pacifists, whose activities in attempting to rid NI of the English were justified. It is also remarkable how the British after centuries of warmongering, enslaving and empire building manage, even dare to stand in moral judgment of another crime against humanity (Apartheid). Nelson Mandela is a great man, however the ANC have betrayed their legacy and have not provided the people with what they promised. The greed and corruption rife in the government now, is disgraceful, well not surprising

    Posted by Duncan Smith on 05/05/2009 15:04:24

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25. Absolutely brilliant production.Only critisism,after the ending the closing credits rolled up far to quickly for us to read!Give us a chance.You people should look forward to getting a BAFTA or similar award.It gets my vote anyway.

    Posted by Philip Hadrill on 05/05/2009 13:28:12

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26. Well done on a really good drama! I am South African and even we don't know a lot about these sets of talks. I found it really interesting and quite gripping all the way through, but also treated with the right amount of sensitivity. The cinematography was great, and the local scenes in South Africa were very realistic, I felt transported back in time! I thought what local SA actors you did include added a lot of credibility to it, but was really disappointed there weren't more. William Hurt was the most believable and his performance was excellent, but I have to say everyone else's accents were pretty terrible. I am aware it's not an easy accent to pull off though. Ejiofor's portrayal of Mbeki was well acted, but I just didn't find him believable. He doesn't look or sound South African, and he didn't seem like the Mbeki I know, maybe because I know him more as a statesman than freedom fighter. I also thought Jonny Lee Miller was great, this really showed his diversity.

    Posted by Cat on 05/05/2009 12:35:59

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27. Endgame was a truly marvelous work, great writing, fantastic acting, great production standards...........However, the end credits (follow up description of what subsequently happened to the protagonists) were in such a ludicrously small font that they could not be read. Very annoying & uhelpful.

    Posted by TedHeath on 05/05/2009 11:33:18

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28. This must be the best political thriller I've ever watched. And in this day and age how good to see the best of humanity for a change.

    Posted by mgs87 on 05/05/2009 09:10:26

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29. This was very wonderful. I could barely read the credits though, and I really wanted to learn more about who had made it - the producers etc. Can you give us more of this kind of information on your websites? Shame not to give those people their due credit.

    Posted by Melanie on 05/05/2009 08:44:45

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30. great drama - its wonderful to have your faith in human beings restored by seeing such dedicated brave intelligent people suceeding in their long struggle for equality. thank god there was someone like michael young around at that time.

    Posted by ruth on 04/05/2009 23:33:05

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31. I missed this to night. Is Saturday night a repeat or epsiode 2? If 2, will it be repeated?

    Posted by michael on 04/05/2009 23:25:45

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32. Excellant programme but was spoilt at the end by sub-titles which were too small and could not be read in the time allowed. This information would have helped to put the whole thing in context.

    Posted by Vivien Stone on 04/05/2009 23:16:46

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33. Excellent program. My teenage children, who were born after the end of apartheid stated watching the program and asking questions. When they had to go to bed they put a tape in the video to watch the end later.

    Posted by Malcolm Jowett on 04/05/2009 23:10:57

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34. Wow, that was excellent... Thank you

    Posted by Chris Marr on 04/05/2009 23:05:11

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35. Hi Ria, Unfortunately it's going to be some time before a DVD will be released so you'll have to keep an eye out for it in a year or so.

    Posted by C4 Editor on 30/04/2009 15:42:52

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36. Hello Is there a possibility that I can buy a copy of this movie? I live in Holland and I cannot receive Channel 4 on my TV. I'm a big fan of William Hurt. I'm collecting all the movies of William Hurt. I've allready collected 58 movies (DVD and VHS), so it will be great if I can buy a copy. I hope you can answer my question. Sincerely Ria Bos

    Posted by Ria Bos on 28/04/2009 08:37:02

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