Africa United (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Deborah 'Debs' Gardner-Paterson |
| Produced by |
Mark Blaney Jackie Sheppard Eric Kabera |
| Written by | Rhidian Brook |
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Emmanuel Jal Eriya Ndayambaje Roger Nsengiyumva Sanyu Joanita Kintu Sherrie Silver Yves Dusenge |
| Music by | Bernie Gardner |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Edited by | Victoria Boydell |
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Warner Bros. Pathé |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Africa United is a 2010 British comedy-drama adventure film directed by first-time UK film director Deborah 'Debs' Gardner-Paterson and starring Emmanuel Jal, Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu, Sherrie Silver and Yves Dusenge. The film revolves around a group of Rwandan children who travel 3000 miles across Africa to get to the South African World Cup.
The story begins in Rwanda where a football fanatic Dudu Kayenzi is teaching a group of children how to make an "organic football" using a UN condom, plastic bag and string. Meanwhile, his best friend and football prodigy Fabrice longs to pursue his ambition of becoming an association football legend and is seen breaking the local record for the most continuous football kick-ups. When Fabrice is offered the chance to audition for the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa, he fabricates a plan to sneak past his strict, wealthy parents with Dudu and Dudu's sister Beatrice. Beatrice wishes to become a doctor and find a cure for AIDS. Fabrice tries to express his love of football to his mother, but she simply replies "Africa doesn't need dreams, it needs to wake up".
The following day Fabrice plucks up the courage to sneak out of home early and, with Dudu and Beatrice, masquerade as part of a woman's family in order to get on a bus to Kigali. However, they miss their stop whilst having to hide during a ticket inspection, ending up in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The trio seek shelter in a refugee camp, upon which they meet Foreman George, an ex-child soldier, who offers them a chance to escape the camp which is plagued by militia during the night, who force any fit and healthy child to join the civil war. They flee in a jeep, but George's fellow soldiers catch up with them the following day. The group are just able to escape the car as the motor heats up and explodes. They seek shelter in an old carriage in the forest, where Fabrice discovers a bag full of cash George has stolen from his General, indicating why they were being pursued. However, a confrontation is jilted as they are set afoot again upon discovering a panther in the toilet.
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