Africa United
2005·Iceland·80 min.
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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.
DirectorOlaf de Fleur Johannesson
ScreenwriterOlaf de Fleur Johannesson
MusicBarði Jóhannsson
CinematographyRagnar Santos
CastEinar Xavier Sveinsson·Saint Paul Edeh·Zakaria Anbari·Cheik Bangoura·Arnar Björnsson·Mohamed Jónas El Asri·Alhagie Abdoulie Joof·Zlatko Krickic·Alexander Munos·Ólafur Magnús Ólafsson
Original titleAfrica United