All moviesInvictus

Rated:

PG-13 (for brief strong language)

Running time:

132 minutes

Synopsis:

The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team 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.

Release date:

December 11, 2009

Website:

http://invictusmovie.warnerbros.com/

Capsule review:

Rousing sports inspirational starring Morgan Freeman as newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela, who seizes upon the gladiatorial game of rugby to unify angry blacks and scared whites in his nation after the fall of apartheid. With Matt Damon.