FFGR
AFRICA UNITED
Olafur Johannesson
Iceland 2005 82 35mm Color
Film description
Zico came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. After ten years running his own small business, Zico goes bankrupt. Desperate and depressed he decides to fire up his amateur team called Africa United and take them into the semi-professional third division. He calls upon immigrants all over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia,Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to help realize his vision.The road to success is rocky and midseason Africa United has lost all games. Τheir best player walks out and Zico decides to meet his role model in football in England for advice. Having done so, he comes back with fresh ideas on how to approach his goals in life and football.







