Allah is Not Obliged (2026)

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.

Released

2026-03-04

Genres

Animation, Drama, War

Runtime

80 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Zaven Najjar, Karine Winczura, Zaven Najjar

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 2 votes