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 World Cup Championship match.
General Note
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Based on the book "Playing the enemy" by John Carlin.
Special features: Matt Damon plays rugby ; Invictus music trailer ; Vision, courage, and honor: Clint Eastwood and the power of a true story ; Mandela meets Morgan ; The Eastwood factor.