InvictusRated Parental Guidance (Coarse Language) ~ Runs 133 minutes
Dir.: Clint Eastwood, US, 2009
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor
“Newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela has an idea: Ease racial tension - at least superficially - through sports. Specifically, by rallying around the national rugby team, the Springboks. It's a fool's errand - they can't stop losing, let alone even think about winning the World Cup, and the nearly all-white team symbolizes racial tyranny to millions of South Africans. Nevertheless, Mandela enlists team captain Francois Pienaar in his quest to fill stadiums with both black and white fans, and, ultimately, boost the spirits of his country. It's the two men's parallel journeys - Mandela's efforts to prove himself as president, Pienaar as a team leader coming into his own - that propel the film. All who surround them, from Mandela's security detail to Pienaar's teammates, are shaken from their comfort zone. These everyday people finding a new normal, a new humanity, adds texture to the very simple theme of tolerance... And it's based on a true story, so it's no spoiler to say the ending, whether or not the 'Boks win the Cup, is a heartening tear-jerker. Eastwood is never one to sink too deeply in sentiment, though... This is a sensitive, clear-eyed look at how a country started to fill in the deep crack that divided its people.” - Dezhda Gaubert, E! Online. “It’s an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership... powerful, full of conviction and one of the most inspiring movies of the year.” - A. O. Scott, The New York Times
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