Invictus

Invictus

His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

2009134 min7.2 / 10

An idealistic historical drama about Nelson Mandela using rugby as a tool for national reconciliation and healing in post-apartheid South Africa.

Newly elected President Nelson 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 union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

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