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Allah is Not Obliged

2025 · Film · 80 min

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • War

Plot

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.

About Allah is Not Obliged

Allah Is Not Obliged is a 2025 animated film directed by Zaven Najjar adapted from a book of the same name written by Ahmadou Kourouma. It appeared in several film festivals, including the Red Sea International Film Festival, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

Nominated for 1 other award: Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film.

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Chris Aboubacar Hanta Traoré / SK 07Birahima (voice)
  • Thomas NgijolYacouba (voice)
  • Marc Zinga(voice)
  • Annabelle Lengronne(voice)
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