Africa United (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Ólaf de Fleur Jóhannesson |
| Produced by |
Ólaf de Fleur Jóhannesson Benedikt Jóhannesson Eva Maria Funch Ragnar Santos |
| Written by | Ólaf de Fleur Jóhannesson |
| Starring |
Einar Xavier Sveinsson Saint Paul Edeh Zakaria Anbari |
| Distributed by | Poppoli Pictures |
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80 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | English, Icelandic |
| Budget | $320,000 |
| Box office | $235,000 |
Africa United is an Icelandic documentary film by director Ólaf de Fleur Jóhannesson released in 2005. The film explores the life of Zakaria Anbari who moves to Iceland from Morocco in search of fortune. It won the Documentary of the Year at the 2005 Edda Awards. It also received nominations for Director of the Year and Script of the Year at the 2005 Edda Awards.
‘’Africa United’’ was filmed in Iceland, England, Morocco and Serbia.
The original musical score is by Barđi Jóhannsson.
Zakaria Anbari (Zico) has been playing football all his life. He came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. He starts his own business but it fails to take off after ten years, and Zico goes bankrupt and unable to find work. Left desperate and depressed, Zico decides to start an amateur football team, Africa United, and take them into the semi-professional third division. Initially, Africa United is asked to play in the out-of-division category by the Icelandic Football Association, but they were accepted into the third division after ten years. Zico calls upon immigrants from all-over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to form the team, Africa United. The players migrated to Iceland for various reasons, such as escaping war or to find employment.
The team starts out by looking for sponsors to support them. They faced multiple rejections from companies, and their final hope is with Vodafone. The team creates a mock-up of an advertisement as a sponsorship pitch to Vodafone, which impresses the management and finally secures a sponsorship for Africa United.
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