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Africa United

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Africa United

2010

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

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Three Rwandan kids walk 3,000 miles to the Soccer World Cup.

Xan Brooks

Guardian

A bouncy crossbreed of Slumdog Millionaire, Enid Blyton and a Unicef commercial; a film that so dearly wants to be adored and adopted that it seems positively churlish to shoo it away.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2010

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Tom Seymour

Little White Lies

It may be formulaic and linear, it may flinch by too readily blending into fable, but it doesn't hide from the realities. It just refuses to bow to them.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2010

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

The intention is Spain, the kids are Uruguay, but the direction and script are England.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 20, 2010

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

The filmmakers' backgrounds and experiences mean that the film's most picaresque and fairytale-like elements are still grounded in reality.

Dec 4, 2020

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Road movie, adventure, comedy drama, a will-they-make-it ... no matter what label you give it, Africa United is a unique piece of filmmaking, full of the joys and wounds of Africa

Mar 17, 2012

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Louise Keller

Urban Cinefile

Like its infectious music and indelible African landscape, the sheer enthusiasm of this upbeat film championing friendship and dreams instantly rubs off

Mar 17, 2012

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While outdated now - the story revolves around the 2010 FIFA world cup - Africa United is still an uplifting, charming and heartwarming adventure movie and it is a breath of fresh air to not depict Africa as this crapsack world and actually depict it in a more positive light for once. The result? A perfectly enjoyable family-oriented road movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Carried by Eriya Ndayambaje, its achievement lies in making you root for them. However, the inexperience of the director shows more often than not, especially in mise-en-scene and dialogue.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyed every minute of this fun loving movie. Shame on me for taking so long to watch the DVD, which I've had for over 2 years. Great performances, cute cast, engaging storyline, humorous dialogue, and decent commentaries on dreams, goals, child soldiers, and HIV. A Must See!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Interesting premise, but very poorly handled. Certainly disappointing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

This was poor. A great educational film to shown in all schools across Africa for sure. It keeps deviating into a government advertisement for safe sex, But as a movie, it was poor

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

An interesting mix, described as 'family friendly', but actually pretty gritty despite the cute animations punctuating the story. In the real world these kids would have failed miserably in such a hostile environment, but it's well done, and introduces a world of child soldiers, corruption and endemic Aids to a non-African audience. A road movie with a difference.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

Three Rwandan kids walk 3,000 miles to the Soccer World Cup.

Director: Debs Gardner-Paterson
Screenwriter: Rhidian Brook
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 28m

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