Allah is Not Obliged

Allah is Not Obliged

2025
1h 20min

When ten-year-old Birahima’s mother dies, he leaves his native village in Guinea, accompanied by the sorcerer and cook Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Birahima becomes a child-soldier. Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity.

Allah is Not Obliged

Storyline

When ten-year-old Birahima’s mother dies, he leaves his native village in Guinea, accompanied by the sorcerer and cook Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Birahima becomes a child-soldier. Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity.
    Released
    June 2025
    Runtime
    1h 20min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Special Touch Studios, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Need Productions, Les Films d'Ici, Lunanime, Creative Touch Studios, Yzanakio
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