Synopsis

Release Date: 12/11/2009
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2 hr 12 mins
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Morgan Freeman , Matt Damon , Tony Kgoroge , Patrick Mofokeng

Actor Morgan Freeman portrays anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela in this Clint Eastwood-helmed political drama adapted from author John Carlin's book The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed the World. Set just after the fall of apartheid and during Mandela's first term in office, The Human Factor explores how the political prisoner-turned-president used the 1995 Rugby World Cup -- which was hosted by South Africa -- as a means of bringing blacks and whites together after decades of violence and mistrust. Matt Damon co-stars in the Warner Bros. production as rugby player Francois Pienaar.

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Morgan Freeman gives a transcendent performance as Nelson Mandela in this rousing tale about the healing power of sport.

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