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Invictus (2009)

11/12/2009 (US)Drama, History2h 14m
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His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

Overview

Newly elected President Nelson 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 rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Morgan Freeman

      Morgan Freeman

      Nelson Mandela

    2. Matt Damon

      Matt Damon

      Francois Pienaar

    3. Tony Kgoroge

      Tony Kgoroge

      Jason Tshabalala

    4. Patrick Mofokeng

      Patrick Mofokeng

      Linga Moonsamy

    5. Matt Stern

      Matt Stern

      Hendrick Booyens

    6. Julian Lewis Jones

      Julian Lewis Jones

      Etienne Feyder

    7. Adjoa Andoh

      Adjoa Andoh

      Brenda Mazibuko

    8. Marguerite Wheatley

      Nerine

    9. Leleti Khumalo

      Leleti Khumalo

      Mary

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    A review by Shreyance Parakh

    10.0
    Written by Shreyance Parakh on May 4, 2017

    **It's much more than JUST rugby** Though the movie doesn't give much insights into the life of the living legend(still breathing among us when I saw this movie) known as **NELSON MANDELA**, it sure tells us a lot about what the man is made of.That **we are the master of our fate, we are the captain of our soul**. Forgiveness is a mighty powerful weapon that can make or break nations.How a sport can unite a divided nation into ONE, it is a well known fact but to actually be able to do that in a country like SOUTH Africa,at a time when it was ready to rise from the ashes or to fall into i...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$60,000,000.00

    Revenue$122,400,000.00

    Keywords

    • sports
    • stadium
    • south africa
    • apartheid
    • idealism
    • nelson mandela
    • based on true story
    • idealist
    • rugby
    • president
    • racism
    • poverty
    • celebration
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    • 1990s
    • fighting the system