Eastwood 's 30th directorial outing came with '' Invictus '' , a film based on the story of the South African team at the 1995 Rugby World Cup , with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela , Matt Damon as rugby team captain François Pienaar and Grant L. Roberts as Ruben Kruger . The film met with generally positive reviews ; Roger Ebert gave it three and a half stars and described it as a " ... very good film ... with moments evoking great emotion , " while '' Variety '' Todd McCarthy wrote , " Inspirational on the face of it , Clint Eastwood 's film has a predictable trajectory , but every scene brims with surprising details that accumulate into a rich fabric of history , cultural impressions and emotion . " For the film Eastwood was nominated for Best Director at the 67th Golden Globe Awards
67th Golden Globe Awards
67th Golden Globe Awards
Clint Eastwood