Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2015-09-11) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award31 wins & 59 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $90,777 |
| Screen: | Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala |
| Productions: | Participant, Red Crown Productions, Levante Filmes, Mutressa Movies, Primary Productions, Parliament of Owls |
| Production Countries: | Brazil, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Ákán, English |
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- 1421427: Abraham Attah - Agu
- 17605: Idris Elba - Commandant
- 2427355: Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye - Strika
- 1345967: Opeyemi Fagbohungbe - Sergeant Gaz
- 1533161: Emmanuel Affadzi - Dike
- 1335218: Richard Pepple - Father Friday
- 1533157: Ama K. Abebrese - Mother
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- 1193617: Inbal Weinberg - Production Design - Art
- 213058: Nnamdi Asomugha - Executive Producer - Production
- 141298: Daniela Taplin Lundberg - Producer - Production
- 1017240: Jenny Eagan - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 87257: Cary Joji Fukunaga - Director - Directing
- 1188273: Christine Holder - Co-Executive Producer - Production
- 64954: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen - Editor - Editing
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"Agu" (Abraham Attah) is a young lad who witnesses at first hand the violence that is sweeping his rural community and with his family and village decimated by marauding bandits, he finds himself under the command of a man who is as brutal as he is shrewd (Idris Elba). He knows how t ....
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