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Invictus,
is a 2009 feature film based on Nelson
Mandela's life
during the 1995
Rugby World Cup in
South Africa.
Directed by Clint
Eastwood, the film
stars Morgan Freeman
as the then South
African President
Mandela, and Matt
Damon as Francois
Pienaar, the South
African team
captain. The story
is based on the John
Carlin book Playing
the Enemy: Nelson
Mandela and the Game
That Changed a
Nation. The film is
due for release on
December 11, 2009.
Invictus is a look at Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) after the end of apartheid. The story is about Mandela's release from prison, his election as President of South Africa and his attempts to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a vehicle to bring his people together. Led by their captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), the South African team wins the tournament, upsetting the favorites New Zealand 15–12 in the final. |
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