Chichester Cinema at New Park
Invictus
OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
Morgan Freeman - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Matt Damon - Performance by an actor in a supporting role.
Legendary director Clint Eastwood brings us Nelson Mandela.
‘Invictus’ tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), 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 Rugby World Cup Final. Directed with Eastwood’s customary restraint, this adaptation of John Carlin’s novel pays tribute to a remarkable figure, and the complex process of healing a nation.
USA · 2009 · Clint Eastwood · 134min
