INVICTUS

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique
venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: With the help of the team captain
Francois Pienaar, enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995
Rugby World Cup.

1. What type of reactions do people have in South Africa with the release of
Nelson Mandela from prison and his subsequent election as president.
The white people of South Africa had a negative reaction, and they werent pleased
when he became president especially, because they did not want change from Nelson
Mandela.
The black people of South Africa were very excited and joyful, and were cheering
because they wanted change from Nelson Mandela.
2. What are some of the issues Nelson Mandela faces as President of South
Africa
Having to convince the black people of South Africa to support the Springboks
because they originally hated them, and convincing the white members of the
parliament to stay.
3. Why does the rugby team cause such a divide between white and black
South Africans
The white people despised black people, but they still had to represent South
Africas black people as well in some way, and keep equality somehow, however, they
kept more white people on the team than black people.
4. As captain of the South African Rugby team, what are some of the issues
Francois Pienaar faces.
Francois struggles to make the team better and help them improve, and making
them listen to him as a leader. An example of this is when they dont listen to him as
he tells them to recite something that translates to god bless South Africa for a
match, and they go against it, and he says its only optional to stay afterwards.

4. As you watch the film make notes on how Nelson Mandela and Franois Pienaar
use Mandela's 8 Lessons of Leadership.

Courage is not the

absence of fear - it's
inspiring others to move
beyond it.

Nelson Mandela

Francois Pienaar

When Mandela said good luck to

Francois Pienaar gave courage to

the entire team before their

his teammates before the final

match, to inspire them to move

match by pretending to be calm

beyond their fears before and

to help them

when playing
Lead from the front -

Nelson Mandela always had

but don't leave your base support when making decisions

behind

Francois had a base of

knowledge and expertise he had

as a leader in the parliament, a

to use to lead his team to help

source or base of information

them improve;f he lead as the

team leader from the front, and
his base was his team.

Lead from the back -

In meetings and whatnot, Nelson Francois listened to all of his

and let others believe

Mandela asks for others to

teammates feedback on how to

contribute first, to make them

do better, just to make them feel

believe they are contributing

like they have control over it

they are in front

ideas and thoughts

upfront/directly
Know your enemy - and

Nelson Mandela learned more

Francois had to learn about the

learn about his favorite

about the white people of South

enemy teams strategies and

Africa to establish a better

whatnot, by speculating when

relationship with them to make

watching their games. They do

them get along with the black

this because they need to find

population

ways to counter their strategies

sport

and win against them.

Keep your friends close and your rivals closer

The Springboks were once rivals

The Springboks were hated by

to Mandela, but he kept them

black people in South Africa

close enough to choose them to

before, but as

represent South Africa in rugby

Appearances matter and remember to smile

Nelson Mandela always kept a

Francois had to keep the team

straight posture and good

atmosphere positive in order to

Nothing is black and

white

Quitting is leading too

attitude towards people to give

succeed and refrain from a toxic

them a good impression, and to

attitude from team members,

keep a positive atmosphere as

and create a collaborative theme

well

around the team

Nelson Mandela never made

When white people came

choices off of race or ethnicity; he

together with a black child to

instead tried to make the black

cheer and celebrate for the

and white people come together

victory of South Africa in the

as one

rugby finals

Nelson Mandela got up halfway

Francois quit the rivalry and

during a meeting to watch the

hate between the black people of

rugby game being played

South Africa, and became the

team to represent South Africa
in rugby, which lead his team to
victory