The Film Buzz » Rugby http://www.thefilmbuzz.com Think Film. Think Trailers. Think Buzz. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:02:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Invictus (2009) http://www.thefilmbuzz.com/invictus-2009/ http://www.thefilmbuzz.com/invictus-2009/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:11:34 +0000 Maz http://www.thefilmbuzz.com/?p=345 Continue reading →]]> Invictus, stars Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight) as Nelson Mandela. Just after the fall of Apartheid in South Africa, Mandela joins forces with South African Rugby team captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon). The two work together to try and unite blacks and whites in South Africa by bringing the Rugby World Cup to their home soil, in a country that has been devastated by Apartheid.

Morgan Freeman seems like a fitting role for the much loved Mandela and Matt Damon can add another great role to his list of Film’s-he’s-been-awesome-in with his role as Pienaar. Directed by all-time great Clint Eastwood Invictus looks to be a heart warming pleaser. Just watch the trailer above.

Adapted from the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation by John Carlin, this film looks to press all the right buttons. Watch out for it from early December in the USA and January in the UK.

The Film Buzz Anticipation Rating: 8.5/10

Release Date: December 2009

Director: Clint Eastwood

Writer’s: Anthony Peckham, John Carlin

Links: IMDB, Official Site

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