Nelson Mandela In The Film: Invictus, The Movie

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Invictus is a film based on real events, which tells how Nelson Mandela, a man who has spent 27 years in jail due to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa (condition of being separated) was elected as president.
The President Nelson Mandela maintained a leadership despite that all South Africans with the same skin color excluded him, making them believe that they could not occupy positions in the government or even participate in the presidential elections. Mandela dreamed of a different, free and democratic South Africa, in which all people could live in harmony and equal opportunities, applying it since his first day of government, integrating his cabinet with people of different colors. Mandela was a person who from the beginning …show more content…

They insist on guarantees to ensure that the expression of this demand does not lead to the domination of whites by blacks. We understand these feelings and the ANC wants to address the problem and find a solution that suits both whites and blacks in this country. " (Eastwood, Client (2009: Invictus(Film))
He just got out of prison, met with the Afrikaners journalists (white South Africans) and made it clear that he was going to fight so that both breeds were friends and South Africa was directed towards only one way.
In the final of the Rugby World Cup, where the South African national team (Springboks) faced the national team of New Zealand, Mandela, already been president, decided to enter the field of the game with the Springboks shirt, at the time he did the people surrendered and were cheered by all the people and it was at that moment that the liberation struggle of …show more content…

Mandela wanted to convey to the people, whites and blacks that he was forming a team where those who protected him, were not only black, but white as well, which would be evident because every time he went out on TV, or at public events, people would see that their bodyguards were of both races, that was the best example of confidence, and of forming a team where no one was excluded. The scene where the black and white bodyguards end up playing together rugby is very moving, because after living so many divided years, watching them play together, it caused a lot of emotion to Mandela, as he realized that his seeds were really bearing fruit. (Eastwood, 2009) (Leliaert,

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