"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
Avril Beukes
Editor
Pam Dixon
Casting
Mark Wilby
Production Design
Darryl Hammer
Set Decoration
Rob Lane
Original Music Composer
Larry Smith
Director of Photography
Patrick Cox
Art Direction
Gillian Slovo
Novel
Ruth Caleb
Producer
Anant Singh
Helena Spring
Joe Oppenheimer
Co-Producer
Sudhir Pragjee
Troy Kennedy Martin
Writer
Diana Cilliers
Costume Design
Nina Gold
Raine Edwards
Makeup Department Head
Natalie Hill
Hairstylist
Simone Stubbs
Makeup Artist
Fernando Ascani
ADR Recordist
Charlotte Buys
ADR Editor
Nicky De Beer
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Jensen
Ivan Milborrow
Sound
Juliet Phillips
Foley Artist
Jeremy Saacks
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christa Schamberger
David M. Thompson