INVICTUS (Invictus)
Directed by: Clint EastwoodCast list: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Marguerite Wheatley
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Genres: Drama / Sports / Biographical /
Runtime: 134 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglès subtitulada en castellà
In 1990, Nelson Mandela was released after twenty-seven years imprisoned in Robben Island. In 1994, he was elected President of South Africa. The film tells the true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with François Pienaar, the captain of the South Africa's rugby team, to help unite their country. He 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.
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Subjects: Spanish language and literature / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / sports /
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