Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0
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Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Agu
(Abraham Attah), a West African boy, has a good life with his father (Kobina
Amissah-Sam), his mother (Ama K. Abebrese), his older athletic brother (Francis
Weddey), and his younger sister (Vera Nyarkoah Antwi). When their West African
government fails, he finds himself in the middle of government forces fighting
rebel forces. Agu’s father can only pay for his wife and his daughter to
evacuate their war-torn village. Agu, his father, and his brother are left
behind to face the ensuing conflict. Agu, the sole survivor of the males in his
family, flees into the jungle only to be recruited by rebel forces headed by a rebel
commandant (Idris Elba). Agu becomes an integral part of the rebel child/adult
army.
Additional Thanks
Really Good Work for Director Cary Joji Fukunaga. Thank you
to Executive Producers Nnamdi Asomugha, Bill Benenson, Laura Bickford, Fiona
Drukenmiller, Donna Gigliotti, Mark Holder, Kristina Kendall, Elizabeth Koch,
Tommee May, Peter Pastorelli, Elika Portnoy, and Todd Courtney for making the
film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Grandfather (Emmary Brown), Dike (Emmanuel Affadzi), Village Constable
(Ricky Adelayitor), Ecomod 2nd
Lieutenant (Andrew Adote), Pastor (Fred Nii Amugi), Angry Bush Taxi Driver
(John Arthur), Old Witch Woman (Grace Nortey), BBC Host (Nataliah Andoh), BBC
Correspondent (Matthew Mpoke Bigg), and Young Girl (Nana Mensah).
Buy a
ticket?
Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
This film is not for the faint of heart and not for children by a long shot.
The film shows the gross side of life in complete detail through the eyes of a child.
The film does not hold anything back in its realistic portrayal of the angst of
war-torn Africa.
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