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'Soka Afrika' is a 2011 documentary film on the subject of African football trafficking.
The film follows three main characters: Kermit Romeo Erasmus, a young aspiring footballer from South Africa in a professional setup and playing for his national team; Ndomo Julien Sabo, a player from Cameroon who is trafficked at a young age to France; and , a former player also from Cameroon who helps kids that are abandoned in Europe by fake agents, through his NGO Foot Solidaire.
The film is directed by Suridh Hassan,Thompson,James (2013) [http://www.filmoria.co.uk/2013/01/dvd-review-soka-afrika "/ "DVD Review SOKA AFRIKA"] . 'Filmoria' co-directed by Ryo Sanada (both of The SRK) and produced by Simon LaubMoonda,Firdoose (2011) [http://espnfc.com/feature/_/id/962199/soka-afrika?cc=5739# "Soka Afrika"]. '"ESPN Soccernet' and Sam Potter (both of Masnomis Ltd).
The film has been shown in festivals worldwide.[http://www.movieramblings.com/2011/09/24/football-film-festival-kicks-off-in-london/ "Football film festival kicks off in London"]. 'Movie Ramblings'.[http://www.latinosports.com/kicking-and-screening-soccer-film-festival-opening-night-argentina-futbol-club/ "Kicking and Screening Soccer Film Festival Opening Night: Argentina Futbol Club"]. 'Latino Sports'.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uks-raindance-film-festival-launches-682743 "U.K.'s Raindance Film Festival Launches VOD Website"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter'. It has also been released as a DVD.[http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/01/20/soka-afrika-dvd-review/ "Soka Afrika DVD Review"]. 'The Hollywood News'. by Dan Bullock on January 20, 2013 It is 77 minutes long.[http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201301/films/film-review-soka-afrika "FILM REVIEW: Soka Afrika"]. 'Bring the Noise UK'
Sam Potter, the executive producer was interviewed in relation to the Raindance Film Festival, explains that the film is capturing the efforts that people go to in order to 'get out of Africa', using Football as a microcosm.
'Soka Afrika' was later followed up by documentary film 'Foul Play' also by director Suridh Hassan of Studio Rarekind (theSRK) which looks at match-fixing across Asia.
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