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PG-13| 2 hr. 14 min.

Plot Summary
Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship.

Cast: Morgan Freeman , Matt Damon , Tony Kgoroge , Patrick Mofokeng , Matt Stern , Julian Lewis Jones , Adjoa Andoh , Marguerite Wheatley

Director: Clint Eastwood

Genres: Drama, Biography

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Invictus (2009)

Release Date: December 11th, 2009|2 hr. 14 min.

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  • 88
    Peter Travers Rolling Stone

    Eastwood's modest approach to these momentous events shames the usual Hollywood showboating. In a rare achievement, he's made a film that truly is good for the soul. show more

  • 75
    Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle

    It's never less than worthy and entertaining, but the importance of Invictus doesn't broaden as it goes along. It narrows. show more

  • 88
    Claudia Puig USA Today

    Invictus, which is Latin for "unconquered," gives the poem several meanings in the context of the film. It also applies to Eastwood, who, as one of America's greatest storytellers, finds enthralling tales and fashions them with finesse and an indomitable spirit. show more

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  • July 28, 2011 yn00000000097471
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    epic

  • November 28, 2010 StATeLoVeScItY..
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    awesome movie you have to see it.

  • June 27, 2010 drarthurwells
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    Another excellent film from Clint Eastwood. Nelson Mandela is the newly elected president of a deeply divided South Africa and recognizes his main task is to try to unify separate races into one nation capable of solving its serious problems. Seeking a means to inspire the country to unite, he focus on the Rugby team's attempt to win the world cup, a near impossible task. He exerts his skilled leadership to inspire the Rugby team. Even winning a couple of games in the world cup competition would be quite an accomplishment. An inspiring movie about inspiration.

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