• Invictus (2009)

    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.

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Invictus
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Release Date: December 11th, 2009

DVD Release Date: May 18th, 2010

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: Biography , Drama

Production Co: Malpaso Company, Revelations Entertainment, Mace Neufeld Productions

Keywords: Intense, Competition, Underdog, Rivalry, Inspiring, 1990s

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 60
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    A temperate, evenhanded perhaps overly timid film about an intemperate time in South Africa. show more

  • 75
    Bob MondelloNPR

    Freeman's Mandela, however, is pretty marvelous -- so persuasive in gesture, in bearing, in that signature mix of gravitas and twinkle, even in accent -- that when a shot of the real Mandela appears over the final credits, it's momentarily jarring to realize you've been watching an impersonation. show more

  • 80
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    A win-win situation in which a mainstream feature works equally well as stirring entertainment and a history lesson about a remarkable convergence of sports and statesmanship. show more

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Awards

Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2010)
Nominated Actor in a Supporting Role
Oscars Academy Awards (2009)
Nominated Actor in a Leading Role
Oscars Academy Awards (2009)
Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (2010)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010)
Nominated Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2010)