Allah is Not Obliged

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 4, 2026

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Luxembourg

Production

Lunanime,Les Films d'ici,Paul Thiltges Distributions,Need Productions,Special Touch Studios,Les Films d'Ici,Yzanakio,Creative Touch Studios

Cast

Annabelle Lengronne,Thomas Ngijol,Marc Zinga,Chris Aboubacar Hanta Traoré / SK 07

Director

Zaven Najjar

Writer

Ahmadou Kourouma,Zaven Najjar,Karine Winczura

Producer

Sébastien Onomo

Music

Thibault Kienz Agyeman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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