Invictus

I won’t lie. I’m not a rugby person. Sure, SA’s 95 World Cup win was a magical moment, but I really wasn’t sure about making an entire movie about it. Or, rather, Clint Eastwood directing the movie with Morgan Freeman as Madiba and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar! Really? Well, I’m thrilled to say that my doubts were unfounded.

With any foreign take on South Africa’s history you’re bound to get a fair amount of clichés and cheesy moments, but somehow the feel of the movie allowed me to look past that and simply be swept up in the patriotism that we so often need. Only the coldest of SA hearts wouldn’t be moved by Madiba’s wise words and the reconciliation he created through an ‘apartheid’ sport.

This holiday allow yourself to let go of the cynicism and enjoy a uniquely SA story. Rating: 4 outta 5.