[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
MAN 1 : HoIding. HoIding. Ready?
-Yeah. Iet's go. Up. up. up. MAN 2: Come on. boys. tackIe. tackIe.
Good work. boys. Keep it up. Good work.
[CHATTERING]
[DIREN WAILING]
[CAR HORND HONKING]
[CHEERING]
MandeIa! MandeIa!
[CHANTING] Mandela! Mandela! Mandela!
Who is it. sir?
It is that terrorist. MandeIa. They Iet him out.
Remember this day. boys.
This is the day our country went to the dogs.
Come. Let's go. Come.
I am now in a position to announce that Mr. NeIson MandeIa wiII be reIeased...
...at the Victor Verster Prison...
...on Sunday, the 1 1th of February, at about 3 p.m.
MAN 1 : There's Mr. Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Mandela, a free man...
...taking his first steps into a new South Africa.
This is the moment the world has been waiting for.
MAN 2: And the top news of the day here in South Africa and around the world.
The recent release of Nelson Mandela from prison...
...has triggered a power struggle between the ANC and their black rivals.
There are reports that the government has been secretly providing arms...
...to these groups, contributing to the violence...
...that has erupted throughout the country.
South Africa appears to be on the verge of a civil war.
MAN 1 : Mr. Mandela has traveled to Durban...
...in an effort to persuade 100,000 angry young ANC supporters on the frontline...
...to make peace.
Take your knives and your guns and your pangas...
...and throw them into the sea.
[CHEERING]
MAN 2: After four years of talks, the day black South Africans...
...have been fighting for has finally arrived.
For the first time, they are free to cast their vote alongside whites.
An estimated 23 million people went to the polls today.
I. NeIson RoIihIahIa MandeIa...
...do hereby swear to be faithfuI to the RepubIic of Douth Africa.
Never. never and never again shaII it be...
...that this beautifuI Iand wiII again...
...experience the oppression of one by another...
...and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the worId.
Madiba!
Here he is. Like cIockwork.
That makes him such an easy target.
Yes. good morning.
[LINGA & JADON DPEAK IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
How are you?
-Us is sharp. Madiba. -Good.
-Linga. how's your mother? -Dhe's much better. Thanks.
Good. very good.
[TIRED DCREECHING]
JADON: Linga. watch your Ieft.
Madiba. Madiba.
It's aII right.
What does it say?
It says. ''He can win an eIection. but can he run a country?''
Not even one day on the job and they are after you.
It's a Iegitimate question.
MAN: Today marks the beginning of a new era in South Africa...
...as President Mandela takes office in Pretoria.
Facing issues that range from economic stagnation and unemployment...
...to rising crime, while at the same time...
...balancing black aspirations with white fears.
I never thought I'd see the day. I feeI sorry for you. son.
You got your whoIe Iife ahead of you. What's it gonna be Iike now?
-Don't be so gIoomy. -Yeah.
Now. I added vitamins. There's a horribIe fIu bug going around.
-You teII Nerine when you get home. eh? -Thanks. Mom.
Now. I'm teIIing you. Francois.
Look at AngoIa. Iook at Mozambique. Iook at Zimbabwe.
We're next.
They're gonna take our jobs and they're gonna drive us into the sea.
Just you wait.
Good morning.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
-Good morning. everyone. MAN: Good morning.
Brenda. you've had your hair done. I Iike it.
Thank you. Madiba.
Yeah. we need to taIk about your cabinet appointments and ministers.
-Give me one moment. pIease. -Yes. Madiba.
-After you. Comrade President. -Thank you. sir.
[PHONE RINGD]
WOMAN: Office of the president. good morning.
Brenda.
PIease assembIe aII the staff for me. AII those who haven't aIready Ieft.
Right now? AII of them?
-Yes. pIease. -Yes. Madiba.
Ladies and gentIemen. if you wouId Iike to foIIow me. pIease.
The president wouId Iike to speak with you.
-Here he comes. -Yeah.
He wants the satisfaction of firing us himseIf.
-I'd Iike you to stay out here. -Yes. but. Madiba--
I cannot taIk to them hiding behind men with guns.
[MANDELA DPEAKD IN AFRIKAAND]
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Good morning.
-How are you this morning? -Fine.
It's good to see you.
Thank you for coming on such short notice.
Dome of you may know who I am.
I couId not heIp noticing the empty offices...
...as I came to work this morning...
...and aII of the packing boxes.
Now. of course. if you want to Ieave. that is your right.
And if you feeI in your heart that you cannot work with your new government...
...then it is better that you do Ieave.
Right away.
But if you are packing up because you fear...
...that your Ianguage or the coIor of your skin...
...or who you worked for before disquaIifies you from working here...
...I am here to teII you. have no such fear.
What is verby is verby.
The past is the past.
We Iook to the future now.
We need your heIp.
We want your heIp.
If you wouId Iike to stay...
...you wouId be doing your country a great service.
AII I ask is that you do your work to the best of your abiIities...
...and with good heart.
I promise to do the same.
If we can manage that. our country wiII be a shining Iight in the worId.
Thank you.
[DPEAKD IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
-Is it stiII morning? -Yeah.
When you get a chance. can we get the scheduIe for the month?
[PHONE RINGD]
-Yeah. -We need to pIan security.
Office of the president. good morning.
Yes. sir. WiII do. we'II have that ready for you.
We need more men.
Did you taIk to Brenda about it?
Yes. Yesterday.
[KNOCKING]
Ah. That must be Jessie with the scheduIe.
Come in. beautifuI.
What's this?
Mr. Jason TshabaIaIa?
That's me. Am I under arrest?
Captain Feyder and team. reporting for duty. sir.
What duty?
We're the presidentiaI bodyguard. We've been assigned to this office.
Here are our orders.
You're DpeciaI Branch. right?
You'II see that they've been signed.
WeII. I don't care if they are signed--
Just wait here.
Dorry to disturb you. sir.
You Iook agitated. Jason.
That's because there are four DpeciaI Branch cops in my office.
-Oh. what did you do? -Nothing.
They say they are presidentiaI bodyguards and they have orders signed by you.
Ah. yes. Ah. yes. WeII. these men are speciaI trained by DAD.
They have Iots of experience. They protected de KIerk.
-Yes. but it doesn't mean that they have to-- -You asked for more men. didn't you?
-Yes. sir. I asked-- -When peopIe see me in pubIic...
...they see my bodyguards.
You represent me directIy.
The rainbow nation starts here.
-ReconciIiation starts here. -ReconciIiation. sir?
Yes. reconciIiation. Jason.
Comrade President. not Iong ago. these guys tried to kiII us.
Maybe even these four guys in my office tried and often succeeded.
Yes. I know.
Forgiveness starts here too.
Forgiveness Iiberates the souI.
It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerfuI weapon.
PIease. Jason. Try.
Dorry to disturb you. sir.
Just a minute.
Two copies of the scheduIe.
Thank you. Jessie.
Jason. can we get rid of these guys now?
This is the scheduIe for the month.
Let's Iook them over for assignments.
-Right. -What?
LINGA: Hey. Jason. I need to taIk to you.
How can we trust them?
We can't. That's what Madiba wants. okay? Let's go.
Are there any speciaI orders or conditions?
No. Oh. yes.
Madiba doesn't Iike it if you don't smiIe when you push peopIe away.
DeriousIy?
Yes. seriousIy. It's the new Douth Africa.
Madiba?
That's the president's cIan name.
That's what we caII him.
We'II caII him Mr. President.
Can we go through the scheduIe now?
Can you gentIemen come cIoser?
[CHATTERING]
How's he going to do aII this? When does he take a break?
He says he rested enough in prison.
-Here's a headache. -What?
The rugby match.
EngIand against Dpringboks. Loftus Dtadium.
Gonna be a headache for EngIand. that's for sure. We're gonna donner them.
I don't care about the game. AII I care about...
-...is that the president wiII be exposed. -To a thousand drunken boys.
Dports fans?
Yes. Dports fans.
Who didn't vote for him. Who probabIy hate him.
Who came out of the womb with guns in their hands.
What?
ANNOUNCER: Let's weIcome captain Francois Pienaar...
...and the Douth African Dpringboks here in Pretoria.
Today's referee is CoIin Hawke from New ZeaIand.
CROWD [CHANTING]: Bokke! Bokke! Bokke!
Okay. guys.
I want your eyes on the crowd at aII times. You're staying in the middIe of the fieId.
You're gonna waIk in. shake hands. and waIk back and that's it.
-You got it? -Yup.
Okay. Iet's go.
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentIemen. it is our pIeasure to have with us today...
...at Loftus VersfeId. our newIy eIected president...
...Mr. NeIson MandeIa.
[CROWD CHEERING AND BOOING]
MAN: MandeIa!
WeII. good Iuck. captain.
Thank you. Mr. President. Thank you.
-Good Iuck. son. -Thank you very much.
-Good Iuck. -Thank you.
-Good Iuck. Chester. -Yes. sir.
-Good Iuck. -Thank you.
Dir.
-Dtop him. JADON: No, stay with him.
-Thank you for honoring our new fIag. -It's a pIeasure. sir.
Thank you.
How are you? How are you?
-Good to see you. Good to see you. -Thank you. Thank you.
-Madiba. -Hi.
Madiba? Madiba? We're deIaying the rugby. sir.
Oh. yes. Oh. yes. of course.
-Why didn't you stop him? -WeII. you try next time.
-Does he do that sort of thing aII the time? -Ask my uIcers.
-Good thing it was just a cup. ETIENNE: And good thing he never saw it.
JADON: Oh. he saw it. He sees everything.
I hate rugby.
Engage!
[GRUNTING]
MAN 1 : With you. with you! MAN 2: Here. onside. onside!
Come on! Now. now. now!
ANNOUNCER: Try. EngIand.
For EngIand. scored by Ben CIarke. Number 13.
EngIand. 1 1. Douth Africa. 0.
Fuck. man.
[DPEAKD IN AFRIKAAND]
These okes mean business. We need to focus.
Come. okes. we need to focus. focus!
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
MAN: Let's go. boys. -Right. come on.
ANNOUNCER: Conversion is good.
Why don't we do a IittIe work whiIe we watch?
-We have a Iot of promises to keep. -Yes. we do.
WeII. it's not too Iate. if the boys can just pick up their game.
If they don't. heads wiII roII.
Come on. you bIoody bastards.
Where do you want to go first for foreign investment?
Where the money is.
America. EngIand. Daudi Arabia.
How Iong before the WorId Cup?
About a year.
WeII. it's time enough for improvement.
Mr. President.
Don't get your hopes up.
We're a damn disgrace.
ANNOUNCER: EngIand. 24. Douth Africa. 9.
Do you see aII those oId apartheid fIags?
-Hm. -They're a disgrace.
It is aIso a constitutionaI right.
AIong with the apartheid anthem. I know.
But it's time peopIe moved on.
Look at this.
AII of the whites are cheering for the Dpringboks.
AII of the bIacks are cheering for EngIand.
We used to do that on the isIand. you know.
We wouId cheer for anyone but the Boks.
It made the warders very angry.
Of course it did.
-Dorry I'm Iate. How is it going? ANNOUNCER: Number 10.
Very badIy.
Maybe it's just as weII.
Why?
I've just been at a meeting of the NationaI Dports executive.
There's a strong support to drop the Dpringbok embIem and coIors aItogether.
If they pIay badIy. maybe it's a good time to make a change.
This couId be the Iast time we have to Iook at the green and goId.
Fuck. man. This is buIIshit.
MAN: Francois Pienaar's team came to Loftus Versfeld Stadium this afternoon...
...unprepared and arrogant.
They Ieft 80 minutes Iater...
...with their taiIs between their Iegs Iike whipped mongreIs.
And I. for one. am gIad.
Not because they Iost. but because there is now no way...
...to ignore the fact that we are compIeteIy and utterIy unprepared...
...to reenter the world of topnotch international rugby.
The Rugby World Cup is now less than a year away.
And l, for one, am relieved that we are the host nation...
...and therefore qualify automatically for the tournament.
-Domebody gets the ax. -Because l am not sure...
-...that we would get in on merit alone. -Who's it gonna be?
Pienaar's team played without discipline...
...without strategy and without courage.
-And therefore.... -He's trying to get them to drop me.
He's just bitter because the Dpringboks were boycotted when he pIayed.
Maybe. But peopIe Iisten to what he says.
They brought shame upon our nation.
And l, for one, can say without fear of contradiction...
...that today, these 15...
...so-called men did not deserve to wear the hallowed green and gold.
Here's your muti, Madiba. I warmed the miIk tonight.
Ah. You are too good to me. Mary.
Your daughter caIIed to canceI her visit this weekend.
Did she say why?
No. she didn't. Dhe said to teII you she was sorry.
I see.
Do you need anything eIse tonight?
No. Mary. thank you. I wiII go to bed.
Good evening. Dada.
Good evening. Mary.
-HeIIo. There you go. DLAMINI: God bIess you.
Thank you.
COLE: Dome nice pants for you. DLAMINI: God bIess you.
COLE: There you go.
DLAMINI: God bIess you.
You're a very Iucky boy. It's a reaI Dpringbok practice jersey.
I mean. I know it's a bit big. but it's warm and it'II Iast forever.
Huh? Come.
Go on. take it. it's yours.
-Why won't he take it? -If he wears it. the others wiII beat him up.
Because the Dpringboks are pIaying so badIy?
No. because for them Dpringbok stiII represents apartheid.
And now for the next item on our agenda.
The NDC executive proposes a vote on the foIIowing motion:
That. as a permanent symboI of the apartheid era...
...the coIors. embIem...
...and the name of the Dpringboks. be eIiminated immediateIy.
And that aII sports teams representing Douth Africa...
...shaII be known forthwith...
...as the Proteas.
Now. comrades. we wiII submit this motion to a hand vote.
And in the event of a cIose count. we'II go to a written baIIot.
AII of those in favor of eIiminating the Dpringboks. raise your hands.
-Viva, Proteas, viva! -Viva!
Both units to their cars right now.
AII right. Iet's go. Let's do it.
BRENDA: What do I teII the Japanese trade deIegation?
MANDELA: I deIegate that decision to you.
-Do you want me to inform the VP? -No.
We shouId at Ieast incIude the minister of sport.
No.
I strongIy advise against doing this. especiaIIy on your own.
It gives the impression of autocratic Ieadership.
You risk aIienating your cabinet and your party.
Your advice is duIy noted.
Madiba. The peopIe want this. They hate the Dpringboks.
They don't want to be represented by a team they cheered against.
Yes. I know. But in this instance. the peopIe are wrong.
And as their eIected Ieader. it is my job to show them that.
You're risking your poIiticaI capitaI.
You're risking your future as our Ieader.
The day I am afraid to do that is the day I am no Ionger fit to Iead.
At Ieast risk it for something more important than rugby.
TeII the boys I want to go to Eersterust. very fast.
[DIREN WAILING]
We. the executive. wouId Iike to appIaud you for your diIigence...
...and your courage.
PIease join us in our anthem.
[DINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Comrades. comrades. members of the choir.
We wouId onIy interrupt such beautifuI music for something truIy important.
PIease. weIcome President MandeIa.
Thank you.
WOMAN: Madiba. MAN 1 : WeIcome. Madiba.
-Thank you. MAN 2: MandeIa.
-MandeIa. -Thank you.
I thank you. PIease.
DmiIe.
Brothers...
...sisters...
...comrades.
I am here because I beIieve you have made a decision...
...with insufficient information and foresight.
I am aware of your earIier vote.
I am aware that it was unanimous.
NonetheIess. I beIieve we shouId restore the Dpringboks.
[MURMURING]
Restore their name. their embIem...
...and their coIors immediateIy.
Let me teII you why.
On Robben IsIand...
...in PoIIsmoor Prison. aII of my jaiIers were Afrikaners.
For 27 years...
...I studied them.
I Iearned their Ianguage.
Read their books...
...their poetry.
I had to know my enemy...
...before I couId prevaiI against him.
And we did prevaiI. did we not?
AII of us here. we prevaiIed.
Our enemy is no Ionger the Afrikaner.
They are our feIIow Douth Africans...
...our partners in democracy.
And they treasure Dpringbok rugby.
If we take that away. we Iose them.
We prove that we are what they feared we wouId be.
We have to be better than that.
We have to surprise them...
...with the compassion...
...with restraint and generosity.
I know aII of the things they denied us.
But this is no time to ceIebrate petty revenge.
This is the time to buiId our nation...
...using every singIe brick avaiIabIe to us.
Even if that brick comes wrapped in green and goId.
You eIected me your Ieader.
Let me Iead you now.
Who is with me on this?
Who is with me?
TweIve votes. TweIve.
A Iuxury. We onIy needed one more yes than no.
What if you hadn't got it?
WeII. you know. that is the party's decision.
I'm sorry. Madiba. but we've got probIems everywhere we Iook.
Housing. food. jobs. crime. Our currency.
You can't keep interrupting affairs of state to pIacate a minority.
But I must.
That minority stiII controIs the poIice. the army and the economy.
If we Iose them. we cannot address the other issues.
Do this rugby is just a poIiticaI caIcuIation?
It is a human caIcuIation.
If we take away what they cherish...
...the Dpringboks. their nationaI anthem...
...we just reinforce the cycIe of fear between us.
I wiII do what I must to stop that cycIe.
Or it wiII destroy us.
ANNOUNCER: --42. Douth Africa. 20.
Beer tastes Iike shit. man.
It's not the beer.
Take another.
Everybody. take one.
Pass them around.
Right. I'd Iike to propose a toast.
To the taste of defeat.
Drink it.
Remember this. and promise yourseIf never to taste it again.
You're right. it tastes Iike shit.
Okay. Here's the scheduIe for the overseas trip.
Let me see.
[DPEAKING IN AFRIKAAND]
What did he just say?
He asked when we were supposed to sIeep.
-As weII as other basic human functions. JADON: Hey.
If Madiba can do it. we can do it.
In a common struggIe...
...that has brought about our emancipation...
...and pushed back the frontier of racism...
...the miIIions of our peopIe say thank you...
...and thank you again.
I come here with a message.
People of the United States of America...
...open your markets to us and come invest in our country.
MAN: And in Japan, President Mandela met with Japanese officials...
...as he concluded a grueling trip to the Far East.
And in reIated news. it was announced that President MandeIa...
...wiII visit Douth Africa this week.
[LAUGHING]
Dtop it. oId man.
Gee. it's coId. man.
LINGA: Morning. Madiba. -How are you?
LINGA: Fine. thanks. HENDRICK: Morning. sir.
How is your famiIy. Hendrick?
Top shape. sir. How about yours?
I have a very Iarge famiIy.
Forty-two miIIion.
I don't think I'II waIk today.
-We never. never ask him about his famiIy. -But he asks about ours.
Hey. think about it. man. He's separated from his wife. his chiIdren.
How often do you see them here. huh?
He's not a saint. okay? He's a man with a man's probIems.
He doesn't need us reminding him about them.
-Good morning. Madiba. -Good morning.
-Thank you very much. -Enjoy it.
Yes.
Very good.
-Ah. Brenda. good morning. -Good morning. Madiba.
-I Iike that dress. -Thank you.
-This is for you. -What is it?
Your paychecks. You haven't been coIIecting them.
-What's wrong? -This is terribIe.
It's what de KIerk got. pIus an increase for infIation.
Today President Mandela announced that, in his opinion...
-Thanks. -...his salary is too high.
Dead right. They're aII overpaid.
He has, therefore, decided to donate a third of his monthly income to charity.
Give me the houses and cars they give him. I'II donate a third of my saIary too.
-You wouId not. not in a miIIion years. -Pienaar. HeIIo.
Hang on a moment. pIease.
Mandela says that he wishes to set an example...
FRANCOID: Yes. Of course. -...to other leaders and cabinet ministers.
MANDELA: l thank you. Thank you. -Fat chance.
[MUTED Tv]
They're Iining their pockets as fast as they can.
Must be his girIfriend. eh. Nerine?
Oh. he knows I'II bIoody weII kiII him.
[MR. PIENAAR LAUGHD]
NERINE: What?
Who was that?
FRANCOID: WeII.... -I toId you it was his girIfriend.
Dhh!
I've been invited to tea.
-With who? -The president.
President of DA Rugby?
Count your fingers after he shakes your hand. boy.
The president.
He wants me over for tea. week after next.
Mr. Francois. You must teII Madiba that the bus service is very bad...
...and too expensive. He must do something about it.
-Good night. everybody. MRD. PIENAAR: Good night. Eunice.
Thank you.
What the heII does he want with you?
I don't know.
Francois. reIax. you've met him before.
-I shook his hand on the rugby fieId. -And you didn't even vote.
Come on. Nooks. he's stiII the president.
I pIay rugby. What am I gonna say to the guy?
Day to him. ''Thank you for inviting me.''
What if I puII something stupid in front of him?
You won't. Okay. I'II pick you up right here.
-Bye. MAN 1 : There's Francois.
-Francois. picture. pIease. MAN 2: Francois. can we get picture?
Yeah. okay. Over here. okay?
FRANCOID: How's it? MAN 3: Can we have a comment?
Dee who's coming for tea?
Yeah. my nephew wanted me to get his autograph.
-Who? -Francois Pienaar.
-Who wants to escort him in? -I wiII.
-Hey. no autographs. okay? -I know how to do my job. okay?
Who's this Francois Pienaar?
You can't be serious. He's the captain of the Dpringboks.
I Iike soccer. myseIf.
WeII. you know what they say about soccer.
It's a gentIemen's game pIayed by hooIigans.
On the other hand. rugby is a hooIigan's game pIayed by gentIemen.
Yeah. yeah. yeah. I've heard that one before. It wasn't funny the first time.
-Can I ask you a question. Iieutenant? -Yeah. of course.
What's he Iike?
When I worked for the previous president. it was my job to be invisibIe.
This president. weII. he found out I Iiked EngIish toffee...
...and he brought me some back from his visit in EngIand.
To him. no one's invisibIe.
That's where you wait. One of his assistants wiII come for you.
And the bathroom's over there if you need it.
Okay. Thanks.
What are our chances in the WorId Cup? I mean. for reaI.
We'II do our best. That. I can guarantee.
[PHONE RINGING]
WOMAN: Office of the president.
Do. what is he Iike?
WeII. he's not as big as he Iooks on TV.
And we don't stand a bIoody chance in the WorId Cup.
WOMAN: Office of the president.
Mr. Pienaar. Right this way. pIease.
WOMAN: Yeah. Thank you.
Go on in.
Francois.
What an honor.
I am so excited. Thank you for coming aII this way to see me.
Yes. sir. Thank you for inviting me. Mr. President.
Do. teII me. Francois. how is your ankIe?
-My ankIe? -I was toId it was hurt. Has it heaIed?
The truth is. sir. you never reaIIy pIay at 100 percent. no matter what.
Yes. In sports as in Iife. eh?
-Yes. sir. -PIease. sit.
Take this one. Looking into the Iight hurts my eyes.
Mrs. Brits. You are a shining Iight in my day.
Yes. sir.
Mrs. Brits. this is Francois Pienaar. captain of the Dpringboks.
[BOTH DPEAK IN AFRIKAAND]
DhaII I pour. sir?
No. no. I wouId prefer to do it myseIf.
Thank you very much. Mrs. Brits.
How do you Iike your tea. Francois?
Just miIk. pIease.
MANDELA: The EngIish have given us many things...
...incIuding rugby.
But afternoon tea. that is the greatest.
There we are.
Thank you. sir.
You have a very difficuIt job.
I do?
I have a trading business.
Captain of the Dpringboks.
A very difficuIt job.
WeII. not compared to yours. Mr. President.
[MANDELA CHUCKLED]
WeII. no one is trying to tear my head off whiIe I'm doing mine.
Yes. sir.
TeII me. Francois...
...what is your phiIosophy on Ieadership?
How do you inspire your team to do their best?
By exampIe. I've aIways thought to Iead by exampIe. sir.
WeII. that is right. That is exactIy right.
But how to get them to be better than they think they can be?
That is very difficuIt. I find.
Inspiration. perhaps.
How do we inspire ourseIves to greatness. when nothing Iess wiII do?
How do we inspire everyone around us?
I sometimes think it is by using the work of others.
On Robben IsIand...
...when things got very bad...
...I found inspiration in a poem.
-A poem? -A Victorian poem.
Just words.
But they heIped me to stand when aII I wanted to do was to Iie down.
But you didn't come aII this way to hear an oId man taIk...
...about things that make no sense.
No. no. pIease. Mr. President. It makes compIete sense to me.
On the day of a big match. say. a test...
...in the bus on the way to the stadium. nobody taIks.
-Yes. They're aII preparing. -Right.
But when I think we're ready. I have the bus driver put on a song.
Domething I've chosen. one we aII know.
And we Iisten to the words together.
And it heIps.
I remember when I was invited to the 1992 OIympics in BarceIona.
Everybody in the stadium greeted me with a song.
At the time. the future...
...our future. seemed very bIeak.
But to hear that song in the voices of peopIe from aII over our pIanet...
...made me proud to be Douth African.
It inspired me to come home and do better.
It aIIowed me to expect more of myseIf.
May I ask. what was the song. sir?
WeII. it was ''Nkosi DikeIeI' iAfrika.''
A very inspiring song.
We need inspiration. Francois.
Because in order to buiId our nation...
...we must aII exceed our own expectations.
Do. what's he Iike?
He's not Iike anyone I've ever met before.
Yeah. I hope. What did he want?
What did he taIk about? Did he taIk about rugby? What did he taIk about?
Francois. It's Iike taIking to a brick waII. What did he say?
I think he wants us to win the WorId Cup.
[CAMERA DHUTTERD CLICKING]
Excuse me.
What do you think?
-It doesn't matter what I think. -Yes. it does.
Okay.
He Iooks Iike one of the poIicemen...
...who forced us out of our house when you were in jaiI.
I don't Iike seeing you shake his hand...
...and I'm not the onIy one.
You criticize without understanding.
You seek onIy to address your own personaI feeIings.
That is seIfish thinking. Zindzi.
It does not serve the nation.
Zindzi. wait. pIease.
Zindzi. I--
Here.
-Give this to your mother for me. pIease. -What is it?
It's a braceIet I found unpacking.
Why don't you just throw it away?
I don't have the right. doesn't beIong to me.
If she Ieft it. she meant to throw it away.
Mrs. Pienaar said you were finished with the paper.
Yeah. yeah. of course.
MAN 1 : Let's go. MAN 2: Go Iow. Yeah. that's it. Good boy.
-There we go. MAN 3: Hit.
MINIDTER: The WorId Cup is pIayed every four years.
Dixteen teams quaIify from around the worId.
Four pooIs of four teams...
...each pIaying in nine different venues around the country.
Two teams wiII advance from each pooI to the quarterfinaIs.
Ivory Coast quaIifies. That's wonderfuI.
According to the experts. we'II reach the quarterfinaIs and no further.
According to the experts. you and I shouId stiII be in jaiI.
MINIDTER: You make a personal appearance at the finals...
...and at the opening match between AustraIia and the Dpringboks.
The finaIs wiII be broadcast to over a biIIion peopIe around the worId. Iive.
A biIIion peopIe watching us?
This is a great opportunity.
I reckon you've knocked the stuffing out of them today.
MAN 1 : And now. MAN 2: Come on. boys.
I haven't even begun.
We may not be the most taIented team in the worId...
...but we're sure as heII going to be the fittest.
Let's go again. guys.
MAN 3: Come on. boys. nut up. -Dhit.
-Brenda. BRENDA: Yes, sir?
PIease get the head of Douth African Rugby for me.
-Right away. -Thank you.
Yep. One more.
Guys. Iisten up. Dr. Luyt just wants a few words. pIease.
Afternoon. men.
Good to see you aII working so hard.
I have a short announcement.
As part of the PR buiIdup to the WorId Cup...
...you wiII be conducting coaching cIinics in townships aII over the country.
I know. I know. You have pIenty on your pIates aIready.
But this is a request from the top.
The very top.
Thank you.
This is compIete crap. man.
What is this? What are we. some sort of circus act now?
We don't have time for shit Iike this. They expect us to pIay our best...
...to give our bIoody aII. then they add to our bIoody workIoad.
What do you think about this. Chester?
WeII. I try not to think because it interferes with my rugby.
You see? Now. there's a rugby pIayer. TaIk to them. cappie.
Make them understand. We don't have time for this.
Yeah.
-Yeah. -I'm not going to taIk to them.
Why not?
Okes...
...we've become more than just a rugby team...
...and we might as weII get used to it.
-Is this you speaking or MandeIa? MAN: Yeah. exactIy.
You know me better than that.
You know. times change.
And we need to change as weII.
Dhit.
Yeah. GIad I don't Iive here. eh?
Around there.
Don't forget. we've got cameras on us at aII times.
What a bIoody joke.
[CHILDREN CHEERING]
CHILDREN [CHANTING]: Chester! Chester! Chester!
Chester. I reckon you're up.
-What am I supposed to do? -What you do best.
Let rip.
Who wants to pIay rugby?
Who here knows the ruIes of rugby?
-Me. -What is it?
You hit another pIayer when the ref is not Iooking.
[MEN LAUGHING]
No. no. no. the first ruIe of rugby...
...is you can onIy pass the baII backwards or sideways. aII right? DhaII we practice?
BOY: Yes. -AII right. Form a Iine.
Let's go. boys.
Ready? Okay. pass.
Keep your hands up.
Yeah!
Like this. Iike this. Pass it here. I'm here and I'm running Iike this:
I'm there.
Now-- Now-- Now you run.
There you go.
And then catch it Iike that. Do I want you in groups of three. okay?
AII right. one. two. three.
[YELLD]
[LAUGHING]
-Bokke! -Yes!
-Bokke! -Yes. yes. yes!
[HORN BEEPD]
[CHILDREN CHEERING]
And in addition to the nationwide PR campaign...
...we propose that aII retaiI outIets charge a nominaI fee for pIastic bags.
-We beIieve that this wiII generate-- -Uh. excuse me.
Mr. Minister. if you wiII forgive me. this aII sounds exceIIent...
...and we wiII return to it. but if you wiII induIge me for just one moment.
MAN [ON Tv]: Well, soccer is usually their favorite sport here...
...but things changed today when a group of local kids really took to the Springboks...
...in a surprise visit where Francois Pienaar--
[CHUCKLED]
You see that? That picture is worth any number of speeches.
This is part of President Mandela's ''one team, one country'' campaign.
This is Johan de ViIIiers reporting Iive from Cape Town Airport...
...where the Dpringbok fIight has just Ianded.
-Thank you. DE VILLIERD: The green and goId...
...have just one week...
...to put the finishing touches to their grueIing training program.
And I. for one. must admit to being cautiousIy optimistic.
I say ''cautiousIy'' because in my humbIe opinion...
...this Dpringbok team has been over-practiced on the fieId...
...and overcommitted off it...
...which makes beating a powerhouse AustraIian side in next week's Cup opener...
...a tall order, especially as this is an inexperienced team...
...with a history of coming up short in big matches.
This is Johan de Villiers, live in Cape Town...
...returning you to the studio in Johannesburg.
MAN: Thanks, Johan, for the update.... -Around the worId. objectiveIy...
...what are they saying about our chances to beat AustraIia?
Everyone thinks they'II beat us. and if they do...
...we'II have to go through EngIand and the AII BIacks just to get to the finaI.
Do it is very important that we beat AustraIia?
Thank you.
Madiba? The cabinet ministers are here to brief you on the trip to Taiwan.
Oh. yes. I'II be right out.
Thank you. sir.
One week. boys.
We want snipers on top of the stadium and the surrounding buiIdings here.
No probIem.
We want those two approaches compIeteIy sanitized.
Two approaches?
We're not gonna decide which way he comes in untiI the very Iast moment.
We want uniforms. pIain-cIothes. sharpshooters.
And sniffer dogs.
If you need more men. we have an army unit for you on standby at DiIvermine.
We're not going to take chances. gentIemen.
The president is going to be exposed.
Much too exposed.
Brenda...
...I have been studying.
For the summit in Taiwan? Good.
No. Not exactIy.
Test me.
They Iook Iike thugs.
BIock out their names. Dee if I can recognize them.
Andre Joubert. Gavin Johnson.
Did I get them right?
Yes. Madiba.
That's the way I used to study in Iaw schooI.
UnfortunateIy. Chester is far too easy to identify.
But that wiII change. It must.
FRANCOID: Team meeting after dinner.
WOMAN: Francois!
MAN: Good Iuck. Dpringboks!
AII right. gather around.
-Pass them around. -What's this. homework?
FRANCOID: Yeah. yeah. A IittIe.
Make sure everyone's got one.
What is this?
Right. We need to Iearn this song. We can't just mouth the words anymore.
Nobody cares as Iong as we're winning the matches.
You're wrong. they do care.
It's their bIoody song. not ours.
-FIipping terrorist song. man. -They used to arrest you for singing it.
Right. and now it's one of our anthems.
I can't even read it or pronounce the words.
AII right. okes. it's optionaI. Take it if you want to.
It means ''God BIess Africa.''
Which. you have to admit. we couId use.
TeII us. Mr. President. have you aIways been a rugby fan?
PeopIe don't reaIize that I pIayed rugby myseIf...
...when I was a student at Fort Hare.
It is a very rough game. aImost as rough as poIitics.
How do you think the Dpringboks wiII do?
Oh. I think they wiII do very weII.
Their IeveI of commitment is tremendous.
Now. it's been said that you used to support any team...
...that pIayed against the Dpringboks.
Yes. weII. obviousIy that is no Ionger true.
I am 100 percent behind our boys.
After aII. if I cannot change when circumstances demand it...
...how can I expect others to?
-Francois. -WeIcome. Mr. President.
GentIemen.
Forgive me for interrupting your work the day before such an important match.
But I just wanted to come and wish you good Iuck in person.
Dometimes. very seIdom. as president. I am aIIowed to do what I want.
-Mr. President. This is-- -Oh. I know who this is.
-Andre. Good Iuck. -PIeased to meet you. Thank you. sir.
-Brendan. Good Iuck to you. -Mr. President.
-Gavin. -Mr. President.
-Good Iuck. James. -Mr. President.
-Good Iuck. -Thank you.
-Japie. -Thanks. sir.
Good Iuck.
-Did you ever imagine this? MANDELA: Good Iuck.
How couId I?
-It's an honor. sir. -Thank you. Good Iuck.
-Mr. President. -Good Iuck.
Thank you.
-Good Iuck to you. -Thank you. sir.
-Dir. -Good Iuck.
-Dir. -Good Iuck. son.
Good Iuck.
-Hennie. good Iuck. -Dir.
But...
...where is Chester?
-He's injured. sir. -Hm?
His hamstring. We're trying to keep it quiet.
WeII. wiII he be out for the entire tournament?
With hamstrings. who knows?
We'II miss him.
The whoIe country wiII miss him.
-WeII. gentIemen-- -Mr. President. sir.
-Yes. Hennie? -This is for you from us.
I am honored. gentIemen.
TruIy honored.
And you must know that...
...your country supports you compIeteIy.
Good Iuck to you aII.
-Thank you. sir. -Francois. waIk with me.
I have something for you.
It has heIped me through the years.
I hope it heIps you.
Thank you. Mr. President.
Thank you.
MARY: It's time for bed. Dada.
I'm going to stay up a whiIe. The country is excited tonight.
You need to sIeep. the doctor said.
The doctor has no sense of occasion.
MAN: A good clearance from the base of the scrum.
A good result here today.
lt's perfect conditions in front of a full house.
Strong tackle. Nice offload.
[KNOCKING]
HeIIo.
-Thank you. -Thank you. sir.
You know what's the best thing about you being the captain?
-The honor? -No.
You don't have to share a room.
-No. no. no. I can't. I can't. -Come on. Francois. it's been weeks.
I need to be angry. I know. it's working. I need to be angry tomorrow.
What's this?
A poem from the president.
How does a poem heIp you pIay rugby?
The same way your visit does. Inspiration.
[GRUNTING]
MAN: Here we go!
Heads up! Heads up!
-What happened? -We scored.
MAN: Come on!
ANNOUNCER: Try. AustraIia.
[GRUNTING]
Yes.
Number 10. Dtransky.
Yes! Yes!
-We won. -We did?
Good. Dada.
-Very good. -It's beautifuI. Dada.
-WeII. then. what do you say now? -WeII. that was fantastic.
[VIOLIND PLAYING]
You must be very happy.
Any man wouId be happy dancing with a beautifuI Iady Iike you.
-Mr. President. you're exaggerating. -Not at aII.
My father was Xhosa. so he was a poIygamist.
As you know. I am not.
But when I Iook at you. I envy my father.
[LAUGHING]
MEN [DINGING]: Here's to Joel, he's so blue
He's a drunkard through and through
He's a bastard, so they say
He tried to go to heaven But he went the other way
Day one. two. three. four. hey!
Coach's run. 6 a.m.
-What? -Pass it on.
-Coach's run. 6 a.m. MAN: You gotta be kidding me.
-Dix. Drink up. -Nothing more for you then.
JoeI. coach's run. 6. Dix a.m.
Hey. guys. I hope you're not going to be this sIow next week.
-Hi. Nooks. -Cappie. what's going on?
-A change of pace. Come. -You sneaky bugger.
FRANCOID: Here you go. Come on. guys. Come.
[HORN BLOWD]
They used to smuggIe graveI in from the yard...
...throw it across the fIoor. They couId hear the wardens coming.
Oh. wow.
-Can we see the president's ceII? -Yes. Yes. of course.
Lord. can you beIieve this?
Now. the number on the door. 46664...
...means he was the 466th prisoner to be interned here in 1964.
We've done it up just the way it was.
Come with me.
MANDELA [IN VOICE-OVER]: Out of the night that covers me
Black as the Pit from pole to pole
l thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
ln the fell clutch of circumstance
l have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of fate
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
lt matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishment the scroll
l am the master of my fate:
l am the captain of my soul.
Over there.
[GROAND]
Dada? Madiba?
Dir?
What happened?
It's simpIe exhaustion. but it wiII Iead to worse if it's not treated.
He needs a compIete rest.
And I don't mean just simpIy shifting the affairs of the state to his bedroom.
No phone caIIs. no visitors. no meetings. no poIitics.
You know him. he won't do that.
-Then I'm going to put him in isoIation. -Not yet. I'II threaten him with hospitaI...
-...if he doesn't behave. -I'II canceI everything.
And I'II come back tonight to make sure he's not working.
Don't canceI the trip to Taiwan. not yet.
[DPEAKD IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Chester's back.
MAN: Okay. back to the Iine.
[GRUNTING]
ANNOUNCER: Try to Douth Africa scored by Chester WiIIiams.
[CROWD CHEERING]
AII right.
[WHIDTLE BLOWING]
Fuck you. pussy.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
BaII's trapped. green put-in.
ANNOUNCER: Game over. FinaI score: Douth Africa. 42. Damoa. 14.
CROWD [CHANTING]: Bokke! Bokke! Bokke!
-Madiba? -Hm?
-This is the deIegation that you have been-- -Oh. I know who this is.
WeIcome. Thank you for coming so far to see me.
Thank you. How do you do?
-I'm fine. WeIcome. -Thank you very much.
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentIemen. we apoIogize for the rain deIay.
The semifinaI match between Douth Africa and France wiII begin as soon as possibIe.
-This is it. Iet's go. MAN: Let's go!
MAN: --expect it to grow faster than other sectors in the next few years.
Manufacturing accounts for 40--
[GRUNTING]
MAN: --to promote our internationaI business aIIiances.
Dtrong industries have deveIoped in shipping and computers.
-Our information-- -PIease. excuse me.
MAN: Yes. Mr. President. of course.
GentIemen. Iet us continue in 10 minutes.
[CHUCKLING]
This is good. very good.
Do who is our next opponent?
The AII BIacks pIay EngIand tomorrow. Then we'II know.
I see.
WeII. you wiII make sure that my scheduIe is free for the entire match.
Oh. yes. Dada.
This is good. This is very good.
BriIIiant.
MAN 1 : Look at the power of that man. MAN 2: There he goes. Two.
MAN 3: Cheers. mate. -Beautiful try.
His All Black teammates come to congratulate the big fella yet again.
Lomu is becoming one of the most intimidating....
Why don't we do a IittIe work whiIe we're here?
Just enjoy the rugby.
--World Cup semifinal against England.
Good clearance from the base of the scrum.
Do Iet me understand this.
The AII BIacks are kiIIing a team that trashed us Iast year.
-Thanks for reminding me. -Yes.
-And he is.... -We're gonna reaIIy have to tackIe...
-...a Iot better than the EngIish. -Yeah. For sure.
-We do. -For sure. yeah.
That is Lomu's second try this afternoon.
This guy really likes scoring tries against the English....
Are those the judiciaI appointments for the Free Dtates?
They'II keep untiI after the match.
There's the kick.
I am the president. you know.
And the conversion is good.
Are you watching this guy? He's about your size. but--
-How much does this Lomu guy weigh? MAN: About 120 kiIos.
Dhit. It's the same as me.
Yeah. but you're sIow.
Lomu Iooks for contact every time he gets the baII.
-Yep. -That's good for us.
Yep.
I wiII break my arm. my Ieg. my neck. but I wiII not Iet that freaking guy go.
Me too. cappie. Me too.
-With you. cappie. With you. -AII the way.
A lot of pushing in the lineup over there.
Players jostling for position.
Try to spin it when you pass it. yeah? Like this:
[MEN LAUGHING]
MAN 1 : Yes. MAN 2: No.
Touch.
ETIENNE: You must fIy in there.
DtiII think I'm wasting my time with the rugby?
-He's in the clear and he will go.... MANDELA: Brenda.
PIease teII the minister of sport...
...I wouId Iike a fuII report on the AII BIacks.
-This rugby. -Hm?
It's stiII strictIy poIiticaI?
Oh. yes. Oh. yes. Of course.
--and over the try line as well.
MRD. PIENAAR: Dweetheart. -HeIIo.
-HeIIo. Nerine. -Francois.
-Don't Iose them. won't be abIe to get more. -Thanks. Francois.
Me. Mum. Nerine.
Wait. there's a fourth.
Who's that for?
The AII BIacks beat IreIand 43 to 19.
-I see. -They beat WaIes 34 to 9.
-I see. -They beat Japan 145 to 1 7.
A hundred and forty-five points? In one match?
It's a new internationaI record.
They beat DcotIand 48 to 30 in the quarterfinaIs.
-You saw the match with EngIand. -Yes.
Forty-five to 29. and it was not that cIose.
They seem unstoppabIe.
If the opposing team pIayed them straight up. Jonah Lomu runs wiId.
If they focus on Lomu. that Ieaves others free.
And aIso. there's the business of the haka.
A Maori war dance. Yes. It is very powerfuI.
My sources teII me that haIf of the AII BIack matches...
...are won before the first whistIe because of it.
How can we beat them?
I have the coach's number. Maybe you couId caII him and ask.
No. no. I don't want to distract their focus. even for one minute.
But how can we win?
Maybe we won't. They're favored 2-to-1.
Madiba. we have aIready exceeded aII expectations. on and off the fieId.
It's not enough. Not now. Not so cIose.
This country is hungry for greatness.
Brought one of your mum's protein shakes.
Thinking about tomorrow?
No.
Tomorrow's taken care of. one way or another.
I was thinking about how you spend 30 years in a tiny ceII...
...and come out ready to forgive the peopIe who put you there.
Come on. man. There's nothing more you can do today.
Have I ever mentioned to you that I hate rugby?
Once or twice. Yes.
I just wanna get him through tomorrow safeIy. that's aII.
We aII do.
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
The tickets soId out Iong before the team became popuIar.
There's not exactIy going to be the rainbow nation out there.
And that's the reaIity.
Now. aII it takes is one idiot trying to make a statement...
...or one fooI who thinks that he hears God speaking to him through the radio.
It has happened before. but not today.
Not on our watch and not today.
-FIag face. 5 rand. FIag face. -Oh. bugger off.
It's aII right.
We are at EIIis Park on this historic day...
...where even this earIy. crowd expectation is at fever pitch...
...because their beloved green and gold...
...has somehow managed to defy all expectations.
But now. they come up against a team unIike any they have pIaced before.
These All Blacks are possibly one of the greatest international sides ever...
...with a player in Jonah Lomu...
...who is as dominant as any this correspondent has ever seen.
MAN 1 : Madiba!
WOMAN: Madiba! MAN 2: Madiba!
MAN 3: Madiba!
CROWD [CHEERING]: Bokke! Bokke! Bokke!
FinaI approach. captain.
Let it be noted that I'm taking controI of the aircraft.
DuIy noted.
I take fuII responsibiIity for what happens from now on.
Do you see that jet to the east?
ETIENNE: They get clearance for this? -Not from us.
Where is he?
VIP box.
Let's get him out of there now.
No time.
What the heII was that?
[CROWD DINGING ''OLE OLE OLE'']
-Bokke! -Yes!
Come on.
ANNOUNCER: WeIcome to EIIis Park. Johannesburg...
...and the 1995 Rugby WorId Cup FinaI.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
PIease weIcome the Douth African Dpringboks.
[CROWD CHEERING]
CROWD [CHANTING]: Bokke! Bokke! Bokke!
ANNOUNCER: And the New ZeaIand AII BIacks.
CROWD [CHANTING]: All Blacks! All Blacks! All Blacks!
[CROWD DINGING ''OLE OLE OLE'']
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentIemen. pIease weIcome...
...the president of the RepubIic of Douth Africa. Mr. NeIson MandeIa.
[CROWD CHEERING]
MAN [ON Tv]: Dr. Nelson Mandela, the president of South Africa...
...in the rugby jersey with a Number 6 on its back.
The AII BIacks won't Iike that.
Francois. your country is very proud of you.
Thank you. sir.
-Good Iuck. -Thank you.
-This is Ruben Kruger. -Mr. President.
-Hi. Good Iuck to you. son. -Thank you.
Good Iuck to you. son.
The dignities out there with Dr. Mandela....
Chester.
I want you to know that your whoIe country is supporting you.
-Good Iuck. -Thank you. sir.
Good Iuck. son.
What dramatic moments here at Ellis Park.
l don't think l've ever seen so many flags in one stadium.
-Hi. -Our captain.
An honor. sir.
-Mr. President. -Good Iuck.
-Jonah. -Good afternoon. sir.
-Nice to see you. -Thank you.
I'm a IittIe afraid of you.
And that's big Jonah Lomu, a big day for him.
-You aII be carefuI now. -Yeah.
Good Iuck.
CROWD [CHEERING]: Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!
Dr. Mandela just lifting his cap to the 62,000 people....
Eunice!
Wonderful aerial shot of Ellis Park Stadium.
[CHOIR DINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON Tv]
A very emotional moment for both teams.
Ladies and gentIemen. the nationaI anthem of Douth Africa.
South African national anthems.
[DINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
What an unbelievable spectacular here in Johannesburg.
[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER: The match wiII now begin.
MAN: AII right.
Perhaps we shouId make a IittIe wager.
AII your goId for aII our sheep.
WeII. I was thinking more aIong the Iines of a case of wine.
ANNOUNCER 1 : The celebration's over.
We're now down to the big game and we await the haka of New Zealand.
[YELLING IN MAORI]
Well, that's the challenge that's laid down by the Maoris before going into battle.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
Outside. outside!
ANNOUNCER 2: --New Zealand with the best attacking side of the tournament.
ANNOUNCER 1 : This first 20 minutes will be absolutely critical.
South Africa has the weight advantage in the scrums...
...but l don't think many people have seen a weak New Zealand scrum.
[MEN DPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Put it out!
South Africa had it in the maul and they should've played it.
Good interplay by New Zealand. Now, here's a chance for them.
Engage.
Break.
Come. boys.
What the heck are we doing?
Lomu is cuIIing us.
Forwards. we must start scrumming.
We must disrupt him at the first phase. Can't aIIow Lomu to get the baII in space.
He's freaking kiIIing us.
But Iisten. if Lomu gets the baII. whoever's there...
...James. Joost...
...hit the fucking guy. hoId onto him. hoId him.
HeIp wiII come. heIp wiII be there.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
We can see that New Zealand were looking to try...
...and stretch the game to the left to Jonah Lomu, and give him some time and space.
[WHIDTLE BLOWING]
Most of the opportunities have gone New Zealand's way.
Now. now. now!
PenaIty. Carrying the baII.
That's the mark.
Captain. Posts.
ANNOUNCER: Kick is good. Number 10. Andrew Mehrtens.
First blood to New Zealand.
Great all-around fly half is Andrew Mehrtens...
...born here in South Africa in Durban.
And now Stransky gets a kick that's every bit as important as the one that Mehrtens....
The kick is good. Number 10. JoeI Dtransky.
New ZeaIand to restart.
REFEREE: PenaIty. Carrying the baII.
Posts.
Such an important kick for New Zealand.
The penaIty kick is converted. Andrew Mehrtens for New ZeaIand.
The score now: New ZeaIand. 6. Douth Africa. 3.
lt's a great kick from Mehrtens. Thirteen minutes gone.
They're at 6 points to 3, New Zealand leads South Africa.
MAN 1 : ReIease the baII. MAN 2: Come on.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
About 21 minutes gone. Both teams, up on it, 6 points each.
Boks kick a goal for the lead for the first time in the match.
[CROWD DINGING ''OLE OLE OLE'']
MAN: Last feet.
Dtay. Dtay.
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
ANNOUNCER: DuccessfuI attempt for New ZeaIand.
MAN: Wide. wide!
ANNOUNCER: UnsuccessfuI kick. The score remains 9-9.
That's the closing score, 9 points all.
And now there will be a five-minute break.
This is the first final in the history of the World Cup where we're having extra time.
Extra time.
Do. what does this mean?
Extra time. Twenty minutes.
I don't think I can take it.
ANNOUNCER: lt'll be a test of great character in these last 20 minutes of this match.
Who's the fittest team on this fieId?
Outside. outside!
REFEREE: Crouch. Engage!
Break.
PenaIty.
ANNOUNCER: New ZeaIand. 12. Douth Africa. 9.
A great kick from Andrew Mehrtens.
Well, he certainly had length in reserve...
...because it was high, high above the crossbar....
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
REFEREE: PenaIty against green.
Time off.
-Five minutes. sir. -Francois.
Too many guys off their feet at the rucks.
-Okay. -Dpeak to your team.
-I'II taIk to them. Dpeak to them. -Yes.
[CROWD DINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
ANNOUNCER: Switch to Jonah Lomu.
Big man's been quiet in this match and that's credit to South Africa's....
Heads up.
Look in my eyes.
Do you hear?
Listen to your country.
Deven minutes.
Defense. defense. defense.
This is it.
This is our destiny.
-Come. Bokke! Come! -Yeah!
Come on!
How Iong before the end?
-Deven minutes. -Deven minutes.
New Zealand leads by 1 2 points to 9.
This will be the longest seven minutes that those 15....
Dpin. spin!
[WHIDTLE BLOWING]
Yes! Yes. Bokke!
Stransky, this time, has got this kick of immense importance for his country.
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: Five minutes in extra pIaying time.
MAN: Now. now!
And that is the way one can get a big man coming....
Joost!
MAN: And squeeze.
Joost!
Has he got it?
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
ANNOUNCER: With minutes remaining. Douth Africa takes the Iead. 15 to 12.
Yes!
Fifteen points to 1 2.
Douth Africa!
[CHUCKLED]
[CROWD DINGING]
Ellis on the outside.
Great play here by Marc Ellis in reading the game, but he can't take....
South Africa will have go into the scrum....
MAN: Drive!
[WHIDTLE BLOWD]
[WHIDTLE BLOWING]
They've won!
-Yes! -Yeah!
Yes!
Chester. wiII you Iead us in a prayer?
Thanks. Lord. for getting us into this finaI.
Thanks for no serious injuries.
And most of aII. thanks for the win. Amen.
Amen.
Good game.
MarveIous. MarveIous.
[CROWD DINGING ''OLE OLE OLE'']
Good job.
[DINGING INDIDTINCTLY]
Francois. a few words.
Great game.
But you couIdn't have done it without the amazing support...
...of 63.000 Douth Africans here today.
Yeah. We didn't have the support of 60.000 Douth Africans.
We had the support of 43 miIIion Douth Africans.
[CHEERING]
I want to thank you for what you have done for our country.
No. Mr. President. thank you for what you have done for our country.
Yeah. it's beautifuI. it's beautifuI. it's beautifuI.
This route is crowded. Let's change to route C.
Okay.
There's no hurry here. No hurry at aII.
LINGA: Madiba says there's no need to hurry.
Yeah.
It's good. it's good. it's good.
MANDELA: l thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
l am the master of my fate:
l am the captain of my soul.