Allah n'est pas obligé
Allah Is Not Obliged

Birahima, a ten-year-old orphan from Guinea, tells with irony how he is thrown into tribal warfare while trying to reach his aunt in Liberia. Yacouba, a shady man, convinces him to become a child soldier, while he becomes a grigriman and witch doctor among the fighters. Shunted between enemy factions, Birahima grows up quickly and learns to distrust the stories that he's told.

Technical specifications

Category
Feature films
Adapted from
"Allah n'est pas obligé"/"Allah Is Not Obliged", Ahmadou Kourouma
Running time
1 h 17 min
Country of production
Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg
Publics
Young adults, Adults
Genres
Drama
Techniques
2D Computer, 3D Computer

Credits

Direction
Zaven NAJJAR
Production
Sébastien ONOMO (SPECIAL TOUCH STUDIOS), CREATIVE TOUCH STUDIOS, Adrien CHEF (PAUL THILTGES DISTRIBUTION), Paul THILTGES (PAUL THILTGES DISTRIBUTION), Annemie DEGRYSE (LUNANIME BVBA), Anne-Laure GUÉGUAN (NEED PRODUCTIONS), Géraldine SPRIMONT (NEED PRODUCTIONS), Eric IDRISS-KANAGO (YZANAKIO PRODUCTION), Daniela MUJICA (YZANAKIO PRODUCTION)
Script
Karine WINCZURA, Zaven NAJJAR
Music
Thibault KIENTZ-AGYEMAN
Voice
Naky SY SAVANE, Raymond DIKOUME, Adrienne IRVING, SK07 ., Thomas NGIJOL, Marc ZINGA, Annabelle LENGRONNE
Artistic direction
Zaven NAJJAR
Other
Vendeur international MK2 Films