Birahim is only ten years old, yet he must embark on a journey across West Africa, an area plagued by armed conflict. His search for relatives leads him through bands of child soldiers where compassion is non-existent. This animated tale of lost innocence and found hope is an adaptation of the renowned literary masterpiece.
Birahima lives in northern Ivory Coast. When his mother dies, the ten-year-old boy sets off for Liberia. His journey through West Africa throws him into a whirlwind of tribal wars and forces him to become a child soldier. At a moment when his life hangs by a thread, he tells us his story. His perspective on the brutal reality in which he was forced to grow up prematurely provides a child-like, innocent, yet socially urgent image of colonial legacy. This visually distinctive adaptation offers an accessible insight into the phenomenon of child soldiers, whose recruitment is unfortunately far from limited to Africa in the 1990s.
| Title | Allah Is Not Obliged |
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| Original Language | French |
| Subtitles | Czech, English |
| Premiéra | Czech premiere |
| Film type | Feature film |
| Year of Production | 2025 |
| Country of Origin | Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, USA |
| Length | 80 min. |
| Tags | Africa, Dictatorships, Children and Youth |
| Director | Zaven Najjar |
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MK2 Films Anne-Laure Barbarit anne-laure.barbarit@mk2.com |
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