Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional 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.

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
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Why we're confident →Release Date
September 11, 2015
Runtime
2h 17m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama, War
Director