Invictus

His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

2009·2h 14m·★ 7.2(4,351)PG-13

DramaHistory

Director Clint EastwoodWriter Anthony Peckham

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.

Awards: Won 1 · 2 nominations

Based on: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation

Filmed in: South Africa,Cape Town,Johannesburg,Robben Island

Set in: South Africa