Nelson Mandela is one of the biggest political icons of out time so a movie about him almost seemed inevitable.
But when you have Clint Eastwood behind the camera and Morgan Freeman in the lead role you know that it’s going to be an absolute corker.
Invictus is already an Oscar favourite and don’t be surprised if it was always with a string of gongs when the awards season gets into full swing.
And this film really needs to be recognised after Eastwood was robbed in both the acting and directing categories this year as Gran Torino was completely overlooked.
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team 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 rallies South Africa’s rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
Take a look at some images from the movie:
