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Invictus

7.2/10

Rating

134 min

Runtime

2009

Release Year

Clint Eastwood

Director

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern

Quick Synopsis

After being elected as South Africa's president, Nelson Mandela faces the challenge of uniting a country still deeply divided by racial and economic inequalities following apartheid. To promote national unity, he focuses on the country's rugby union team, encouraging them as they progress through the 1995 Rugby World Cup toward the championship match, hoping their success will inspire a sense of shared pride and reconciliation among South Africans.

Detailed Synopsis of 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.

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