Story Line
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.
“His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.”
Top Cast
Morgan Freeman
Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon
Francois Pienaar
Tony Kgoroge
Jason Tshabalala
Patrick Mofokeng
Linga Moonsamy
Matt Stern
Hendrick Booyens
Julian Lewis Jones
Etienne Feyder
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
2009-12-11
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
DramaHistory
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User Reviews (2)
Shreyance Parakh
10/10
•5/4/2017**It's much more than JUST rugby**
Though the movie doesn't give much insights into the life of the living legend(still breathing among us when I saw this movie) known as **NELSON MANDELA**, it sure tells us a lot about what the man is made of.Tha...
r96sk
7/10
•2/11/2022A little bit hit-and-miss, though <em>'Invictus'</em> still manages to produce the requirements for a solid sports drama.
Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon are two actors I enjoy a lot, but by the end of this 2009 film I was a tad underwhelmed by them...