Overview
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
Details
- Director
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Writer
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $6,000,000
Cast
Abraham Attah
Ama K. Abebrese
Emmanuel Affadzi
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Idris Elba
John Arthur
Kobina Amissah-Sam
Kurt Egyiawan
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
Richard Pepple
Keywords
africa
based on novel or book
brutal violence
child soldier
children in wartime
civil war
drug use
guerrilla warfare
jungle
machete
refugee
west africa
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