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The 16th Man

05/04/2010

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0hr 53min

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Documentary

United by the colour of the uniform.

STORY

Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50-year-old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they had only one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team. When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall will tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa’s healing process.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Morgan Freeman
  • François Pienaar
  • James Small
  • Balie Swart
  • Chester Williams

    Director

  • Clifford Bestall

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Revelations Entertainment
  • ESPN Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Morgan Freeman

    Narrator (voice)

    François Pienaar

    Self

    James Small

    Self

    Balie Swart

    Self

    Chester Williams

    Self - Springbok Wing

    Desmond Tutu

    Self

    Koos Botha

    Self

    Justice Bekebeke

    Self

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