Invictus is a 2009 drama feature film based on Nelson Mandela's life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Morgan Freeman as the then South African President Mandela, and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African team captain. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation. The film was released in the United States on December 11, 2009.
The film tells the true story of the world championships rugby in South Africa in 1995, about a year after the Nelson Mandela had been elected president for the first time by the black majority of the country and more.
And, by the way, read the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley that inspired Mandela during his many years in prison and that gave the movie its name. It's a truly beautiful and inspiring poem.
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