Africa United
Ólafur Jóhannesson 2005
SYNOPSIS
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.
GENERAL INFO
- Original title:
- Africa United
- Director:
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Script writer:
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Dir. of photography:
- Ragnar Santos
- Editors:
- Benedikt Jóhannesson, Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
- Original language:
- Icelandic / English (English version)
- Type of film:
- Feature Documentary
- Domestic release:
- 21. October 2005
- International release:
- 6. of July 2005 (Karlovy Vary Film Festival)
- Executive Producers:
- Skúli Fr. Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson
- Producer(s):
- Benedikt Jóhannesson, Olaf de Fleur Johannesson & Ragnar Santos
- Co-producers:
- Barbara Tolevska
- Production company:
- Poppoli Pictures
- Format:
- DV / 35 mm blow-up
- Running time:
- 80 min
- Screen Ratio:
- 1.85 : 1 (35mm prints)
- Sound:
- Stereo (RCA Sound System)
- World Sales:
- Bavaria Film International, Poppoli Pictures
- Territories sold:
- Belgium, Brunei, Germany, Greece, Korea, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Nether-lands and Norway.
- Festivals:
- Bangkok Int’l Film Festival 2006, Buenos Aires Int’l Festival of Independent Cinema 2006, CPH DOX Festival 2005, Icelandic Film Festival 2005, Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2005, Slovenian Film Festival 2005, Yamagata Int’l Documentary Film Festival 2005
- Awards:
- Edda Awards 2005: Best Documentary
CAST
Zico Zakaria Anbari, Zlatko Krikic, Alex Lopez, St. Paul Edeh, Einar Xavier Sveinsson and many more.
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