Rent Africa United (2010)

3.3 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 24min
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Synopsis:
The fun-filled adventures of five African kids who decide to travel 3000 miles across Africa to see the Football World Cup.
Actors:
Eriya Ndayambaje, , Sanyu Joanita Kintu, Yves Dusenge, , , , , , , Moky Mukura, , , , , Kennedy Jones Mazimpaka, , Lehlohonolo Makoko, Sam Kyagambidwa,
Directors:
Writers:
Rhidian Brook
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sports & Sport Films
Collections:
10 Films to Watch if You Like: The Miracle of Bern, Films & TV by topic, The Best Football Films: Cinema Paradiso's First XI
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/03/2011
Run Time:
84 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour

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Over-sentimental, patronising, Famous Five African road movie - Africa United review by PV

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23/05/2011

This film is so sentimental, twee and old-fashioned (Victorian even) that it makes Enid Blyton look like Harold Pinter................. It is what's known as a 'feelgood' film - in other words, it gives a positive (hence completely unrealistic) view of Africa - a place where the vast majority of people are friendly and helpful, according to this, except for a few bad apples, half of whom are white. Yeah right...........

There has always been a certain type of well-off white person who has a rather patronising love of Africa - with all those smiley little black faces - and I think this film is made by such people. It's also very religious and churchy, especially the ending. It even argues that so long as you've got 'god and the goodies [AIDS medicine]' than all will be well. WHAT UTTER TRIPE! The 1 million people killed in Rwanda in 1994 were killed for religious reasons, and AIDS has spread like wildfire in Africa because of religious teaching to a gullible population! Sorry - didn't like this 'feelgood' movie at all - but it sure does tick all dem PC boxes, so that's why it got all our BBC money and lottery money to get made...........................

The dialogue is also sometimes clunky and 'on the nose', and the acting (from the adults) so wooden as to be made of ebony! Direction is workmanlike, and there are some animation sequences that REALLY do not work at all - but they are part of the churchy, 'let's all pray and get to heaven', ethos of this twee little children's film. I don't think even that many kids will really like it that much though - but there are some nice scenes, some nice pics of animals (which the director shamelessly gets into shot and sequences, despite their having no relevance to the plot!), and some football sequences that boys will love. Two stars at most though.

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