More recently, Eastwood rolled out Invictus, a drama starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon about Nelson Mandela's life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.

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Freeman, who played South African President Nelson Mandela, thanked director Clint Eastwood and co-star Matt Damon.

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