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In the film <em>Invictus</em> former president Nelson Mandela narrowly wins grudging approval from the administrators to retain the Springbok emblem.
In Proudly South African fashion, we note two Oscar nominations for films related to South Africa, <em>District 9</em> and <em>Invictus</em>.
This isn’t a movie for rugby nuts. All you need is a soft spot for letting a classic narrative lead you through an epic and emotional journey.
Not the movie of the week: Shaun de Waal reviews Invictus, with Morgan Freeman portraying Nelson Mandela.
Oscar-winning star Morgan Freeman said on Tuesday he felt he did ”a good job” portraying Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus.
It certainly has a Hollywood ending. South Africans celebrate, white policemen hold a black boy aloft, and Nelson Mandela blesses the Springboks.
![We did a good job of reinventing and bringing him [Mandela] back, Freeman told journalists at the premier of Clint Eastwoods new film Invictus outside Johannesburg.](https://images.newsteam.io/image/1200/2Bq28FuGKoJtuVj8wYUFWoh4P9cC7bE2KCc2C8ykCh6WbcFdVd3GWcSPMZmN6zjfVQmsWBe3jbTxxisEvUgdtvpHR4Xfktb2ejUZ998UB5bQW9hM4Jxv6YiJRGTLdcJY5fqFAKp79txnxhQytrZK2Qn)