Invictus tells the story of Nelson Mandela´s ambitious plan to use South Africa´s national rugby team, the Springbocks_long an embodiment of white supremacist rule_to engage the still deeply divided country as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup. The string of wins that followed not only defi ed the odds, but capped Mandela´s miraculous effort to bring South Africans together in a hard-won, enduring bond. Invictus stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman, is directed by Clint Eastwood, and opens in theatres nationwide on December 11, 2009 Título original - Playing the Enemy