Movie

Allah is Not Obliged

Allah n'est pas obligé

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.

Director

Zaven Najjar

Screenplay

Karine Winczura

Novela

Ahmadou Kourouma

Screenplay

Zaven Najjar

Status

Released

Release date

04/03/2026

Original language

French