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Invictus (2009)

Invictus
Invictus
PG-13
Biography
Documentary
Drama
History
sport

Release Date
December 10, 2009
Director
Clint Eastwood
Cast
Morgan Freeman , Matt Damon , Tony Kgoroge , Patrick Mofokeng , Matt Stern , julian lewis jones
Runtime
134
Main Genre
Biography
Writers
Anthony Peckham , John Carlin
Tagline
His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

Summary

The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

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