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Invictus
16 hours ago ago from Without Having Seen
I just got back from seeing "Invictus" with a friend at the movie theater. I can truly say that this movie is one of the more inspiring true-story movies I have seen. It is the story of how Nelson Mandela decides to promote the South African national rugby team, the Springbokke, as a means of advancing racial reconciliation in his country. He openly supported the almost all-white team, and gained the support of the team's sympathetic captain. ...
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11 hours ago ago from biermagazine.com
Sports have a natural ability for being able to rally people behind a common cause. In Invictus , which opened last weekend, that is exactly what Nelson Mandela was counting on. Mandela was fresh out of Robben Island prison and newly elected to be the first post-apartheid president of South Africa in 1994. Years of hostility had left the nation dangerously split even with apartheid ended. Mandela knew this and knew that he had to do ...
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Last Call! To All Youth Soccer Teams Diski Dance Your Way to South Africa! PR Newswire, Dec 2, 2009 South Africa is looking for a local youth soccer team to bring to South Africa and play a match in the home of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ South African Tourism has extended the deadline for entries to its popular Diski Dance Web video contest by one week, to Sunday, December 20, 2009, to accommodate ...
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9 hours ago ago from News Trends Today
From director Clint Eastwood, 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 ...
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15 hours ago ago from Reviews On
Starring Matt Damon (with Marguerite Wheatley). Rated PG. Matt Damon looks young for 39, but as he edges closer to middle age, he is seeking projects that have a little weight. He found one earlier this year in The Informant!, a film that has inspired some Oscar buzz for his portrayal of a corporate whistle blower. However, when he got a script from Clint Eastwood for Invictus, the story of how a rugby game helped to change the course of ...
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