Invictus’ combines politics, sports, freedom

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Sometimes, a single person can change the course of a country’s history. Nelson Mandela was that type of person.

Morgan Freeman plays Mandela in the new film “Invictus,” which opens with Mandela as president of a country on the brink of civil war following the end of apartheid.

Mandela chooses to try and unite his countrymen to work together for the common good by supporting the country’s rugby team.

In a brilliant move, Mandela decides against changing the name of South Africa’s rugby team. He calculates that alienating his political opponents by changing the team name is not a smart move.

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