Invictus

About Invictus

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.

Clint Eastwood's Invictus is a 2009 history film. Morgan Freeman appears as Nelson Mandela, Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, Tony Kgoroge as Jason Tshabalala, and Patrick Mofokeng as Linga Moonsamy.

At 134 minutes long, it arrived in December 2009. Written by Anthony Peckham. It was produced by Revelations Entertainment. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under poverty, south africa, celebration, and president. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 4,446 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Gandhi, I, Tonya, and Serpico make useful companions to Invictus, all filed under apartheid, fighting the system, and idealism.