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Africa United (2005 Film)
''Africa United'' is a 2005 Icelandic documentary film directed by Ólaf de Fleur Jóhannesson. The original musical score is by Barði Jóhannsson. The film explores the life of Zakaria Anbari who moves to Iceland from Morocco in search of fortune. The film premiered at the 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 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. Plot 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólaf De Fleur Jóhannesson
Olaf de Fleur (real name: ''Ólafur Jóhannesson'' born 1975) is an Icelandic film director, scriptwriter and film producer, producer. Early life Fleur was born in Búðardalur, Iceland. He founded the independent production company, Poppoli Pictures, in 2003. Poppoli’s first production, ''Shining Star (film), Shining Star'', brought him Best Documentary Feature award at the Icelandic Film Awards (The Edda) in 2004. ''Shining Star'' is an autobiographical story of Icelandic rock icon Bubbi Morthens. He won the award again in 2005 for the feature documentary ''Africa United (2005 film), Africa United'', which follows the formation of a football team of immigrants from all over the world who intend to take the Icelandic 3rd division by storm. It is 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 for a true team spirit. His third documentary, entitled ''Act Normal'', saw release in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
