Eastwood and Freeman team up for "Invictus"

Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman have teamed up again. They previously worked together on "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby". This time, the movie is "Invictus", a biographical drama of the life of Nelson Mandela. The production had its premiered in Britain this week. Leading actors Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon were there.

Poster of film "Invictus"

"Invictus" is based on a book by journalist John Carlin - "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation."

The movie tells how Mandela brought the 1995 Rugby World Cup to his country, using the South African team to rally his countrymen and ease racial tensions between blacks and whites.

Morgan Freeman plays Mandela and Matt Damon is the South African team captain.

The word invictus is Latin for "unconquered" or "unconquerable." It's the title of a poem by Englishman William Ernest Henley, published in 1875.

At the London premiere, Freeman said he hopes the movie will receive Oscar nominations. The film has already won Eastwood and Freeman Best Director and Best Actor from the US National Board of Review.