Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
Newly elected President Nelson 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 rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
- sports
- stadium
- south africa
- apartheid
- idealism
- nelson mandela
- based on true story
- idealist
- rugby
- president
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Morgan Freeman
Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon
Francois Pienaar
Tony Kgoroge
Jason Tshabalala
Patrick Mofokeng
Linga Moonsamy
- Matt Stern — Hendrick Booyens
- Julian Lewis Jones — Etienne Feyder
- Adjoa Andoh — Brenda Mazibuko
- Marguerite Wheatley — Nerine
- Leleti Khumalo — Mary
- Patrick Lyster — Mr. Pienaar
- Penny Downie — Mrs. Pienaar
- Sibongile Nojila — Eunice
- Bonnie Mbuli — Zindzi
- Shakes Myeko — Minister of Sport
- Louis Minnaar — Springbok Coach
- Directed
- Clint Eastwood
- Written
- Anthony Peckham
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 4,397 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Revelations Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Liberty Pictures
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