Invictus (Film), released 2009 — adapted from Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation by Unknown.
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.
Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern.
Directed by Clint Eastwood.
