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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Invictus_(film)Invictus (film) - Wikipedia

    Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, making it the third collaboration between Eastwood and Freeman after Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). The story is based on the 2008 John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a ...

  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt1057500Invictus (2009) - IMDb

    Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Clint Eastwood
    • 2009-12-11

  4. facts.net › movie › 35-facts-about-the-movie-invictus35 Facts About The Movie Invictus

    • The movie Invictus was released in 2009 and directed by Clint Eastwood.
    • Invictus is based on the true story of South Africa’s rugby team and their pursuit of the Rugby World Cup.
    • The film stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa at the time, and Matt Damon as François Pienaar, the captain of the Springboks rugby team.
    • The title “Invictus” is Latin for “unconquered” or “undefeated,” which reflects the theme of the movie.

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  6. thecinemaholic.com › is-invictus-a-true-storyIs Invictus a True Story? Is the Movie Based on Real Lives of ...

    Feb 27, 2021 · Yes, ‘Invictus’ is based on a true story. The movie chronicles the events before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup as Nelson Mandela campaigned for South Africa to host the global event as a means to reunite the country that was torn apart by apartheid.

  7. www.newsweek.com › real-story-invictus-75669The Real Story of 'Invictus' - Newsweek

    Dec 10, 2009 · In an early scene from Invictus, a group of beefy white Afrikaner men crowd around Nelson Mandela's security detail. It's Mandela's first day as South Africa's first black president, and his...

  8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › invictusInvictus - Rotten Tomatoes

    Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided.

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    • Drama, Biography
    • PG-13

  9. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › invictus-2009South Africa’s messiah as rugby fan movie review (2009 ...

    Dec 9, 2009 · Morgan Freeman has been linked to one biopic of Nelson Mandela or another for at least 10 years. Strange that the only one to be made centers on the South African rugby team. The posters for Clint Eastwood‘s “Invictus” feature Matt Damon in the foreground, with Freeman looming behind him in shadowy nobility. I can imagine the marketing ...