The Champion Sportsman

  • Champion Sportsman (The)
Genre : Comedy
Type : Telefilm
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv, Intercultural/migrations
Year of production : 2011
Format : Feature
Running time : 120 (in minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxepmIySGhw&list=LLYB7mLC-7N0Gcx_KNb6qIHA&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Okoro Ajuonuma - a rather untypical migrant from Nigeria - comes to
Germany with someone else's passport. While having no idea, who he is supposed to be, his quest to make quick money clashes with realities of culture shock, language troubles, lifestyle differences and other economic, social and political misadventures. The comedy reveals the typical clichés of Europe in Africa, which cause immigrants to arrive in their desired country unprepared to all these obstacles. And it questions the typical European attitudes towards Africa, which are cause these obstacles and more.

Written and Directed by Azubuike Erinugha.

Summary for official catalogues

Okoro Ajuonuma - a migrant from Nigeria - arrives Germany with someone else's passport. While having no idea, who he is supposed to be, his quest to make quick money clashes with realities of culture shock, language troubles, lifestyle differences and other economic, social and political misadventures. Written and Directed by Azubuike Erinugha.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of