Invictus
- Genre: Drama
- Film running length: 133 min
- UK release date: 5/2/2010
- Directed by: Clint Eastwood
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Distributor: Warner Bros Distributors Ltd
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
From director Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, ‘Invictus’ tells the true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country.
As newly elected President, Mandela believes that the universal language of sport can bring people together in the wake of apartheid. As a result, the nation’s underdog rugby team make an unlikely challenge on the 1995 World Cup Championship.
Contains infrequent strong language.
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Incredible film!
Invictus: Interesting and inspiring just.
This is a very good film. Morgan Freeman as Mandella was terrific. He played the part perfectly with the touch of charm, heart, intellect and thoughtfulness. Matt Damon was good enough as Francois but I have to say it could have been played better with another actor in his place. Clint Eastwood directs once again with flair capturing the essence of the story and focusing it firmly on one event as th apartheid was more than that.
It was interesting and inspiring to watch though I didn't feel the inspiration until the very end. It wasn't amazing as there were parts where I was getting a bit bored but it does pick up. What did let this down slightly was Matt Damon's satisfactory but nothing more performance and lack of the powerful tone of the situation and more inspiration surrounding it. But this is still well worth seeing even if it's a bit on the long side.
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