Africa United (2010)
First time director Deborah Gardner-Paterson makes her début with this Africa based film. A diverse group of kids from Rwanda travel through Africa to try to get to the world cup.
What is really good about this film is the way it shows the issues Africa faces such as AIDs, war, prostitution and poverty through the eyes of children. There are a lot of serious issues involved but the fact that they are experienced by children who do not really understand then fully stops the film becoming too heavy, retaining a light comedic note but does not trivialise these important issues either. I am sure there must have been a temptation for the film to stray into sappy territory but it manages to stay clear of that mostly even if it offers few answers to the problems it highlights.
4/5 a unique look at the problems Africa faces.
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