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Brenda Mazibuko:
I'm sorry, Madiba, but we've got problems everywhere we look: housing, food, jobs, crime, our currency. You can't keep interrupting affairs of state to placate a minority! Nelson Mandela:
But I must. Because that minority still controls the police, the army, and the economy. If we lose them, we cannot address the other issues. Brenda Mazibuko:
So, this rugby is a political calculation...? Nelson Mandela:
It is a HUMAN calculation. If we take away what they cherish; the Springboks, their national anthem, we just reinforce the cycle of fear between us
I'm sorry, Madiba, but we've got problems everywhere we look: housing, food, jobs, crime, our currency. You can't keep interrupting affairs of state to placate a minority! Nelson Mandela:
But I must. Because that minority still controls the police, the army, and the economy. If we lose them, we cannot address the other issues. Brenda Mazibuko:
So, this rugby is a political calculation...? Nelson Mandela:
It is a HUMAN calculation. If we take away what they cherish; the Springboks, their national anthem, we just reinforce the cycle of fear between us
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I'm sorry Madiba but we've got problems everywhere we look
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Housing food jobs crime Our currency
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You can't keep interrupting affairs of state to placate a minority
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But I must
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That minority still controls the police the army and the economy
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If we lose them we cannot address the other issues
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So this rugby is just a political calculation
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Movie Summary
Newly elected President Nelson 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 rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
Actors
Brenda Mazibuko
Nelson Mandela
