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Invictus
2009 · Film · 134 min
Directed by Clint Eastwood
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.
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I'm from South Africa, so I've always been captivated by the South African season/win at the 1995 Rugby World cup and the political context of it. Dramatized in the movie Invictus.
I don't know if it's the best sporting moment of all time, but it's certainly an interesting one.
I don't think you can go past Invictus as a commentary of sport in society. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/
Clint Eastwood's movie Invictus has Morgan Freeman giving an excellent performance as Mandela - the film is centered on the true story of how the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in South Africa but it does this in the context of the wider situation in the country at the time:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/
I think it's a rule in Hollywood that sports movies must be inspirational. In addition to Any Given Sunday, you've got:
* Invictus * The Blind Side * Rudy * Remember the Titans * Miracle * Rocky * Karate Kid
And that's just a few of the genre.