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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

Writers:

Anthony Peckham (screenplay), John Carlin (book)
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 35 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morgan Freeman ... Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon ... Francois Pienaar
Tony Kgoroge Tony Kgoroge ... Jason Tshabalala
Patrick Mofokeng Patrick Mofokeng ... Linga Moonsamy
Matt Stern Matt Stern ... Hendrick Booyens
Julian Lewis Jones ... Etienne Feyder
Adjoa Andoh ... Brenda Mazibuko
Marguerite Wheatley Marguerite Wheatley ... Nerine
Leleti Khumalo ... Mary
Patrick Lyster ... Mr. Pienaar
Penny Downie ... Mrs. Pienaar
Sibongile Nojila Sibongile Nojila ... Eunice
Bonnie Henna ... Zindzi
Shakes Myeko Shakes Myeko ... Minister of Sport
Louis Minnaar ... Springbok Coach (as Louis Minaar)
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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 »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Release Date:

11 December 2009 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Human Factor See more »

Filming Locations:

South Africa See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,611,147, 13 December 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$37,491,364

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$124,514,011
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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Trivia

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year. See more »

Goofs

In the final when the clock reaches 10 minutes in the second half of extra time, the referee blows his whistle to signal the end of the match even though the ball is still in play. In rugby, the match does not end until the ball is dead. South Africa would have had to win the scrum then kick the ball to touch (out of bounds). At that point, the referee would blow his whistle. If the losing team is in control of the ball, play continues until the ball is dead. 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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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros logo is the 90s era logo, in keeping with the time period of the film. See more »

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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Justin Bieber (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

World in Union '95
(1995)
Written by Charlie Skarbek and Joseph Shabalala
Based on music originally composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by Joseph Shabalala (as Ladysmith Black Mambazo) and P.J. Powers
Courtesy of Gallo Music International
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This is the greatest inspirational movie
1 May 2010 | by nicms99See all my reviews

I must confess that I am a great fan of Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman an Matt Damon (not necessarily in this order), but what impressed me most in this movie was the story (and if it was real, much better!). We can learn from this story that not revenge, but forgiveness is the most powerful weapon of our beings. Seeing this picture movie I realized how difficult was for Mandela to prevent a civil war or even a riot on such a drastic change of regimes. For those who lived under hard circumstances (like apartheid, communism or so called socialism) is much easier to understand the subtlety of the story, and more than that, this movie is a must see. That's one of the reasons I rate it 10 out of 10.


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