A woman vanishes. Two men take to the road in search of her: they both love her. Why did she leave? Each one of them has his own suspicions, and hides them from the other one who—mysteriously—never truly becomes his rival. Neither is right—but is anyone?
刚刚结束牢狱之灾的纳尔逊.曼德拉（摩根.弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰），竞选南非总统成功。他领导人们破除种族隔离制度，并身先士卒，雇佣白人护卫队，在各方面建立不同肤色的沟通。作为1995年橄榄球世界杯的东道主，南非重回国际体育大家庭。不过，南非的英式橄榄球队——队员均为白人的跳羚队，却被很多黑人看做种族歧视的代名词。为了破除隔膜，曼德拉高瞻远瞩，支持跳羚队与国外来访球队的交流比赛。他接见了跳羚队队长皮耶那（马特.达蒙 Matt Damon 饰），两人进行了推心置腹的交谈。后者带领着白人球员走访
