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Carlin, John 1956- Film and video adaptations DVDs Film adaptations Mandela, Nelson 1918- Drama Nationalism and sports South Africa Drama Petrl̤eo Industria y comercio ℓfrica del Sur Teatro Rugby Union football South Africa Drama South Africa History 1961-1994 Drama Springboks (Rugby team) Drama World Cup (Rugby football) (1995) DramaFilter By Subjects
Carlin, John 1956- Film and video adaptations DVDs Film adaptations Mandela, Nelson 1918- Drama Nationalism and sports South Africa Drama Petrl̤eo Industria y comercio ℓfrica del Sur Teatro Rugby Union football South Africa Drama South Africa History 1961-1994 Drama Springboks (Rugby team) Drama World Cup (Rugby football) (1995) DramaSummary: The true story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical. That is, until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2007
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER CATSummary: Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010