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Invictus (film) - Wikipedia. Invictus is a 2. 00. American- South African biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation about the events in South Africa before and during the 1. Rugby World Cup. The Springboks were not expected to perform well, only recently returning to high level international competition following the dismantling of apartheid – the country was hosting the World Cup, thus earning an automatic entry. Freeman and Damon play, respectively, South African President. Nelson Mandela and François Pienaar, the captain of the South Africa rugby union team, the Springboks.[4]Invictus was released in the United States on December 1.

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The title refers to the Roman divine epithet Invictus and may be translated from the Latin as "undefeated" or "unconquered". Invictus" is also the title of a poem by British poet William Ernest Henley (1. The film was met with positive critical reviews and earned Academy Award nominations for Freeman (Best Actor) and Damon (Best Supporting Actor).

On 1. 1 February 1. Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison after having spent 2. Four years later, Mandela is elected the first black President of South Africa. His presidency faces enormous challenges in the post- Apartheid era, including rampant poverty and crime, and Mandela is particularly concerned about racial divisions between black and white South Africans, which could lead to violence. The ill will which both groups hold towards each other is seen even in his own security detail where relations between the established white officers, who had guarded Mandela's predecessors, and the black ANC additions to the security detail, are frosty and marked by mutual distrust. While attending a game between the Springboks, the country's rugby union team, and England, Mandela recognises that the black people in the stadium are cheering for England, as the mostly- white Springboks represent prejudice and apartheid in their minds; he remarks that he did the same while imprisoned on Robben Island.

Knowing that South Africa is set to host the 1. Watch Vehicle 19 Online Flashx more. Rugby World Cup in one year's time, Mandela persuades a meeting of the newly black- dominated South African Sports Committee to support the Springboks. He then meets with the captain of the Springboks rugby team, François Pienaar (Matt Damon), and implies that a Springboks victory in the World Cup will unite and inspire the nation. Mandela also shares with François a British poem, "Invictus", that had inspired him during his time in prison. François and his teammates train. Many South Africans, both black and white, doubt that rugby will unite a nation torn apart by nearly 5.

Springboks symbolise white supremacy. Both Mandela and Pienaar, however, stand firmly behind their theory that the game can successfully unite the South African country. Things begin to change as the players interact with the fans and begin a friendship with them. During the opening games, support for the Springboks begins to grow among the black population. By the second game, the whole country comes together to support the Springboks and Mandela's efforts. Mandela's security team also grows closer as the racially diverse officers come to respect their comrades' professionalism and dedication.

As Mandela watches, the Springboks defeat one of their arch- rivals - Australia, the defending champions and known as the Wallabies - in their opening match. They then continue to defy all expectations and, as Mandela conducts trade negotiations in Taiwan, defeat France in heavy rain to advance to the final against their other arch- rival: New Zealand, known as the All Blacks. New Zealand and South Africa were universally regarded as the two greatest rugby nations, with the Springboks then the only side to have a winning record (2. All Blacks, sinc e their first meeting in 1. Before the game, the Springbok team visits Robben Island, where Mandela spent the first 1. There, Pienaar is inspired by Mandela's will and his idea of self- mastery in Invictus. François mentions his amazement that Mandela "could spend thirty years in a tiny cell, and come out ready to forgive the people who put [him] there".

Supported by a large home crowd of all races at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, Pienaar motivates his teammates for the final. Mandela's security detail receives a scare when, just before the match, a South African Airways. Boeing 7. 47 jetliner flies in low over the stadium.

It is not an assassination attempt though, but a demonstration of patriotism, with the message "Good Luck, Bokke" — the Springboks' Afrikaans nickname — painted on the undersides of the plane's wings. Mandela also famously arrives onto the field before the match wearing a Springbok cap and a replica of Pienaar's #6 jersey. The Springboks complete their run by beating the All Blacks 1.

Joel Stransky. Mandela and Pienaar meet on the field together to celebrate the improbable and unexpected victory, and Mandela hands Pienaar the William Webb Ellis Cup, signaling that the Springboks are indeed rugby union's world champions. Mandela's car then drives away in the traffic- jammed streets leaving the stadium. As Mandela watches the South Africans celebrating together from the car, his voice is heard reciting "Invictus" again. Production[edit]The film is based on the book Playing the Enemy: Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation by John Carlin.[7] The filmmakers met with Carlin for a week in his Barcelona home, discussing how to transform the book into a screenplay.[8] Filming began in March 2. Cape Town. Primary filming in South Africa was completed in May 2. Morgan Freeman was the first actor to be cast, as Mandela.

Matt Damon was then cast as team captain François, despite being significantly smaller than him[9] and much smaller than members of the current Springbok squad.[1. He was given intensive coaching by Carl Cox, another star of the 1. Gardens Rugby League Club.[1. In terms of stature and stars, this certainly is one of the biggest films ever to be made in South Africa," said Laurence Mitchell, the head of the Cape Film Commission.[1.

On March 1. 8, 2. Scott Eastwood was cast as flyhalf.

Joel Stransky (whose drop goal provided the Springboks' winning margin in the 1. Over Christmas 2. London to try to find a well- known British actor to play Pienaar's father, but in March it was decided to cast a lesser- known South African actor instead.[1.

Zak Fe'aunati, who had previously played professionally for Bath, was cast as Jonah Lomu,[1. Grant L. Roberts was cast as Ruben Kruger, who was the Springboks' other starting flanker in 1. Chester Williams was also involved with the project to teach rugby to those of the cast playing players who had not played it before, while Freeman and Williams also became involved with the ESPN 3.

For 3. 0 film The 1. Man. Filming of the final also took place on location at Ellis Park Stadium, the actual venue for the 1.

Suzie' was not a character in the film and there was no reference to the health issues in the New Zealand squad. Watch How Weed Won The West Online Forbes there. Release[edit]Invictus opened in 2,1. North America at #3 with US$8,6. The film held well and ultimately earned $3. Home media release[edit]The film was released on May 1. DVD and Blu- ray Disc. Special features include.

Matt Damon Plays Rugby. Invictus music trailer. The Blu- ray release included a digital copy and additional special features: Vision, Courage and Honor: Diplo and the Power of a True Story.

Mandela Meets Mandela. The Smoothie. Wolf Factor documentary excerpts. Picture in Picture exploration with cast, crew and the real people who lived this true story. Reception[edit]The film was met with generally positive reviews.

Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 7.