Story :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.
Cast
Morgan FreemanNelson Mandela
Matt DamonFrancois Pienaar
Tony KgorogeJason Tshabalala
Patrick MofokengLinga Moonsamy
Matt SternHendrick Booyens
Julian Lewis JonesEtienne Feyder
Adjoa AndohBrenda Mazibuko
Marguerite WheatleyNerine
Leleti KhumaloMary
Patrick LysterMr. Pienaar
Penny DownieMrs. Pienaar
Sibongile NojilaEunice
Bonnie MbuliZindzi
Shakes MyekoMinister of Sport
Louis MinnaarSpringbok Coach
Danny KeoghRugby President
Dan RobbertseBoer
Robin SmithJohan De Villiers
David DukasCaptain of 747
Grant SwanbyCo-Captain of 747
Josias MoleeleFace Painter
Langley KirkwoodPresidential Guard
Robert HobbsPresidential Guard
Melusi YeniPresidential Guard
Vuyo DabulaPresidential Guard
Daniel HadebePresidential Guard
Jodi BothaHigh School Boy
Hennie BosmanHigh School Coach
Refiloe MpakanyaneJessie
Jakkie GroenewaldJohannesburg Cop
Murray ToddJohannesburg Cop
Japan MthembuLocal Cop
Albert MaritzSpringbok Manager
Sello MotloungMandela's Doctor
Meren ReddyMinister of the Environment
Lida BothaMrs. Brits
Susan DanfordMrs. Cole
Sylvia MngxekezaMrs. Dlamini
James LithgowNew Zealand PM
Malusi SkenjanaNSC Firebrand
Bart FouchePrison Guard
Johnny CiccoStaff Member
Wayne HarrisonStaff Member
Ashley TaylorTeam Crew
Gift LeotlelaTeam Crew
Kgosi MongakeSipho
Given StuurmanTownship Kid
Vuyolwethu StevensTownship Kid
Ayabulela StevensTownship Kid
Nambitha MpumlwanaTrophy Wife
André JacobsT.V. Announcer
J.R. RedelinghuysHelicopter Pilot
Grant RobertsSouth African Springbok
Scott EastwoodSouth African Springbok
Mark Bowen DaviesSouth African Springbok
Dale Stephen DunnSouth African Springbok
Graham LindemannSouth African Springbok
Louis AckermanSouth African Springbok
Andries Le GrangeSouth African Springbok
Thomas BoydSouth African Springbok
Clive Richard SamuelSouth African Springbok
Richard AbrahamseSouth African Springbok
Sean PypersSouth African Springbok
Herman BothaSouth African Springbok
Riaan WolmaransSouth African Springbok
Louis PieterseSouth African Springbok
Ryan ScottSouth African Springbok
Daniel Deon WesselsSouth African Springbok
Vaughn ThompsonSouth African Springbok
Charl EngelbrechtSouth African Springbok
Rolf Ernst FitschenSouth African Springbok
Richard MorrisSouth African Springbok
Ryan OlivierSouth African Springbok
Warren EdwardsSouth African Springbok
Andrew NelSouth African Springbok
Rudi ZandbergSouth African Springbok
Renzo PucciniSouth African Springbok
Abraham VlokSouth African Springbok
Geoff BrownSouth African Springbok / Australian Wallaby
McNeil HendricksChester Williams - South African Springbok
John Paul ChapmanNew Zealand All Blacks
Sililo Victor MartensNew Zealand All Blacks
Epeli TaioneNew Zealand All Blacks
Aukusitino Junior PoluleuligagaNew Zealand All Blacks
Patrick BellNew Zealand All Blacks
Anton CoosnerNew Zealand All Blacks
Simon Peter BlakeleyNew Zealand All Blacks
Salman Sarfodien DavidsNew Zealand All Blacks / Western Samoa