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Invictus (2009)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 59,367 users
Metascore:
74/100
Reviews: 223 user | 277 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Director:Clint Eastwood |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Francois Pienaar
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Tony Kgoroge | ... | |
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Patrick Mofokeng | ... | |
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Matt Stern | ... | |
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Adjoa Andoh | ... | |
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Marguerite Wheatley | ... | |
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Patrick Lyster | ... | |
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Penny Downie | ... | |
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Sibongile Nojila | ... | |
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Shakes Myeko | ... | |
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Louis Minnaar | ... |
Springbok Coach
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Storyline
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 rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match. Written by alfiehitchie
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He was a prisoner who became a president. To unite his country, he asked one man to do the impossible. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
English | Afrikaans | Maori (song lyrics) | Zulu (song lyrics) | Xhosa (song lyrics) | Sotho (song lyrics)Release Date:
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Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$8,611,147 (USA) (13 December 2009) (2125 Screens)Gross:
$37,479,778 (USA) (21 March 2010)Company Credits
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High School Boy: [seeing passing motorcade] Who is it, sir?
High School Coach: It's the terrorist Mandela, they let him out. Remember this day boys, this is the day our country went to the dogs.
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Nelson Mandela's visit to the Springbok training camp was filmed in an area called Tokai in Cape Town. According to Clint Eastwood, when the crew arrived that morning they discovered some unusual spectators around the site: a group of baboons. "We had to wait until the baboons exited, but as soon as the players got out there, they would stay on the sidelines or up in the trees. They looked at us like they were wondering, 'What kind of crazy people are these?'" the director laughs. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The Samoan team is referred to as "Western Samoa", the name they were commonly referred to in the 1990s and early. It is now known as "Samoa", or sometimes as "Manu Samoa". However Manu Samoa tends to be used by the Samoans themselves. See more »Quotes
[first lines]High School Boy: [seeing passing motorcade] Who is it, sir?
High School Coach: It's the terrorist Mandela, they let him out. Remember this day boys, this is the day our country went to the dogs.
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The 1994 Warner Brothers logo is used, in keeping with the time period of the film. See more »
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