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

The inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar, 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.Directed by Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwood, INVICTUS stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar. Based on John Carlin's book, 'Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela And the Game That Made A Nation'.