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Director Clint Eastwood’s latest, ‘Invictus,’ opens this weekend. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon star in the film, but South African actors say they should be playing these major roles set in their country.
Director Clint Eastwood’s latest, “Invictus,” opens this weekend. The film shows Nelson Mandela shortly after his release from prison, as a new president working to unite a polarized South Africa by changing the image of the nation’s all-white rugby team. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon star in the film, but South African actors say they should be playing these major roles set in their country.