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Both the producer and director of the film wanted to find a British actor to play Francois's father. The audition and selection work lasted from November 2008 to March 2009. But there was no suitable candidate, so the crew had to find a less famous actor to play this role.
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The entire film was shot in South Africa, mainly in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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The film is adapted from John Carlin's "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation" (Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation). In order to adapt the novel well, the screenwriter and John Carlin discussed how to adapt the script for a week.
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Nelson Mandela once said that only Morgan Freeman can play him. So Freeman was the first actor to be determined.
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In order to play Francis Pierce well, Matt Damont intends to come to thefor intensive training. The club's head coach Chester Williams, 1995, was the South African Rugby league is an athlete.
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Zac Fiona playedin the film , in fact, he is a rugby player.
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Clint Eastwood’s son Scott Eastwood also played a role in the film.
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The film is the third collaboration between Eastwood and Freeman after "Unforgivable" and "Million Dollar Baby".
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Extended Reading
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Adelbert 2021-12-31 08:01:37
It has both the ritual sense of political films and the formal sense of sports films. I think this has more disadvantages than advantages.
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Golda 2022-03-25 09:01:08
It's the same thing as weakness, white people accept black people, black people accept white people, this is true harmony, sports are really good things
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Nelson Mandela: How do you inspire your team to do their best?
Francois Pienaar: By example. I've always thought to lead by example, sir.
Nelson Mandela: Well, that is right. That is exactly right. But how do we get them to be better then they think they CAN be? That is very difficult, I find. Inspiration, perhaps. How do we inspire ourselves to greatness when nothing less will do? How do we inspire everyone around us? I sometimes think it is by using the work of others.
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Nelson Mandela: You criticize without understanding. You seek only to address your own personal feelings. That is selfish thinking, Zindzi. It does not serve the nation.