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Invictus, 2009

Invictus

English

USA

Rating:7.4
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Profile of Invictus

The mood of Invictus is uplifting, emotional, and contemplative. The plot centers around a head of state, leadership, and idealism. It is a drama, period, and historical movie. In approach, Invictus is serious and realistic. The setting is South Africa. It happens in the 1990s. Invictus is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.

Summary of Invictus

The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President 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 underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 3 December 2009
Runtime: 134 min

Cast and Crew

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in Invictus
Morgan Freeman

as Nelson Mandela

Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar in Invictus
Matt Damon

as Francois Pienaar

Tony Kgoroge

as Jason Tshabalala

Patrick Mofokeng

as Linga Moonsamy

Photos

Invictus (2009)
Invictus (2009)

Clips

Invictus
Invictus: Trailer

Users Reviews

On the top of a powerful retelling of the end of apartheid. Underneath, nothing more then a formulaic, documentary style starts to bore after a while. Bottom line, in a film like this, where we know essentially how the plot¿s going to play out just...
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