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137 min -
Drama, War -
11 September 2015
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu 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 Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.
Director:
Cary Fukunaga
Stars:
Idris Elba, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Abraham Attah, Richard Pepple, Ama K. Abebrese, Kobina Amissah-Sam, Emmanuel Affadzi, John Arthur, Kurt Egyiawan, Jude Akuwudike, Ricky Adelayitor, Ernest Abbeyquaye, Nana Mensah, Andrew Adote, Francis Weddey, Fred Nii Amugi, Grace Nortey, Emmary Brown, Nataliah Andoh
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu 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 Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.
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