Archive for December 12th, 2009

Short Take: An inspirational sports movie unlike any other

Director: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)

Screenwriter: Anthony Peckham, John Carlin (book: “Playing the Enemy”)

Cast: Morgan Freeman (Se7en), Matt Damon (The Informant!)

Length: 2h 14m

Synopsis: After Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1992 and elected as President of South Africa after blacks had just earned the right to vote, he sought to inspire a nation that had a divided population and was suffering from economic hardship. That inspiration came from the national sport of rugby. Withholding uncanny knowledge about how to motivate the masses, Mandela’s key was to first properly motivate the national rugby team into advancing to the World Cup finals. Read the rest of this entry »