Invictus is a film about the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. The story focuses on Mandela’s release from prison, his election as President of South Africa and his attempts to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a way to bring his people together after the fall of apartheid. The film is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation. It is considered a front-runner for several Oscars.