"Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid."
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Alex Mpondo
Hilary Swank
as Sarah Barcant
Jamie Bartlett
as Dirk Hendricks
Ian Roberts
as Piet Müller
Marius Weyers
as Ben Hoffman
Nomhlé Nkyonyeni
as Mrs. Sizela
Greg Latter
as Mannie Bester
Elize Cawood
as Anna Hoffman
Robin Smith
as Duty Officer
Wilson Dunster
as District Judge
Dirk Stoltz
as Andre
Jennifer Steyn
as Marie Müller
David Dennis
as Police Superintendent
Junior Singo
as Sipho
James Ngcobo
as Ezekiel
Hlomla Dandala
as Oscar Dumasi
Connie Mfuku
as Alex's Aunt
Zaa Nkweta
as Reporter
Sylvaine Strike
as Woman at House
Tom Hooper
Director
Mark Wilby
Production Design
Avril Beukes
Editor
Darryl Hammer
Set Decoration
Pam Dixon
Casting
Joe Oppenheimer
Co-Producer
Sudhir Pragjee
Ruth Caleb
Producer
Rob Lane
Original Music Composer
Larry Smith
Director of Photography
Gillian Slovo
Novel
Anant Singh
Patrick Cox
Art Direction
Helena Spring
Troy Kennedy Martin
Writer
Diana Cilliers
Costume Design
Martin Jensen
ADR Recordist
Raine Edwards
Makeup Department Head
Charlotte Buys
ADR Editor
Simone Stubbs
Makeup Artist
Christa Schamberger
Jeremy Saacks
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Natalie Hill
Hairstylist
Fernando Ascani
Juliet Phillips
Foley Artist
Nicky De Beer
Sound Effects Editor
Nina Gold
Ivan Milborrow
Sound
David M. Thompson