For the first time in memory, there were no soccer games in my family this weekend. My over-30 league was over and my son’s teams all had the weekend off. We decided to watch Invictus, the fantastic movie about the 1995 Rugby World Cup that was held in South Africa soon after the fall of apartheid. Although the movie did not delve deeply into the crimes of apartheid, it did touch on the story in moving and telling ways, especially the star’s visit to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held for about three decades.
This is a great way to start to learn about the history of South Africa. Now I want to show Cry Freedom to my children. That will be more profound.
