Africa United (2005)

An enchanting journey into the dreams and aspirations of a football-crazy coach and his colorful ensemble of players who have to overcome their egos - and hot blood - for a true team spirit.

Director:

Olaf de Fleur Johannesson

Writer:

Olaf de Fleur Johannesson

Stars:

Einar Xavier Sveinsson, Saint Paul Edeh, Zakaria Anbari

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Einar Xavier Sveinsson	...	Himself
Saint Paul Edeh	...	Himself (as St Paul Edeh)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zakaria Anbari	...	Zico
Cheik Bangoura	...	Himself
Arnar Björnsson	...	Himself
St Paul Edeh	...	Paul
Mohamed Jónas El Asri	...	Himself
Alhagie Abdoulie Joof	...	Himself
Zlatko Krickic	...	Zlatko
Alexander Munos	...	Alex
Ólafur Magnús Ólafsson	...	Himself

Storyline

Zico came to Iceland from Marocco to seek his fortune. After ten years Zico becomes bankrupt, meaning he can't work anymore. Left desperate and depressed Zico decides to bring life to his amateur team called Africa United and take them into the semi-professional 3rd division. He calls upon immigrants all-over Iceland, players from Marocco, Nigeria, Columbia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to help realize his vision.

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Plot Keywords:

iceland | coach | immigrant | soccer | athlete | 

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Taglines:

They're Here To Play Football, Not To Make Mistakes.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic English

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Afrika junajted

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Box Office

Budget:

$320,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Poppoli Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 80 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Funny film

I don't know if Africa United is a documentary or not - I saw it in Karlov Vary FILM FESTIVAL this summer with my friends. I can say that it is a good film, a little to fast and too quick sometimes, but funny to watch.

Characters are all maybe a little black and white (sometime literally)

• maybe they are true life characters, they seem to be. And if so, I

think God must have a good sense of humor when creating people. I am not a great football fan - I used to be when Poland could play football (long time ago) - but I like in this film the cameraman goes to many countries and you can see a lot from where characters are from.

One other thing I want to mention, if anybody knows about the soundtrack from the film. The music is great but I cannot find any music from the film. Also if anybody knows if it will show in Poland?

Anyway, just a very funny film, also if you don't like football.