Plot
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he 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.
Cast
Abraham Attah
Agu
Idris Elba
Commandant
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Strika
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
Sergeant Gaz
Emmanuel Affadzi
Dike
Richard Pepple
Father Friday
Ama K. Abebrese
Mother
Kobina Amissah-Sam
Father
John Arthur
Angry Bush Taxi Driver
Kurt Egyiawan
2nd I-C
Jude Akuwudike
Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Ricky Adelayitor
Village Constable
Crew
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Screenplay
Riva Marker
Producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Director of Photography
Dan Romer
Original Music Composer
Idris Elba
Producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Producer
Daniel Crown
Producer
Amy Kaufman
Producer
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