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The 16th Man

📅 2010 ⭐ 6.8 🕐 53m US US
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Documentary

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.

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Cast
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Director Clifford Bestall Editor Ashley Smith Executive Producer Bill Simmons Executive Producer Connor Schell Executive Producer Joan Lynch Executive Producer John Dahl Executive Producer John Skipper Executive Producer Keith Clinkscales Original Music Composer Chris Maxwell Original Music Composer Joel Beckerman Original Music Composer Marshall Smith Original Music Composer Phil Hernandez Original Music Composer Tom Fox Producer Lori McCreary Producer Mitch Wright Producer Morgan Freeman
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ESPN
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ESPN Films
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Revelations Entertainment
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