Invictus: What Real Heroes Look Like

Invictus: What Real Heroes Look Like
If you believe the news media hype, celebrating Oscar week has become an almost religious observance. It’s the week when actors, directors and technicians are feted like modern-day saints.
 
In interview after interview on the infamous red carpet even their most inane comments are played and replayed as if dripping with holy wisdom. In the midst of all the hype this year, one movie serves as a timely reminder of what real-life heroism looks like.
 
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›› Latest social comment by Mal Fletcher - posted on Saturday 6 March 2010

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