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.
Director:
Zaven Najjar
Writers:
Karine Winczura, Zaven Najjar.
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Chris Aboubacar Hanta Traoré / SK 07 as Birahima (voice) |
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Thomas Ngijol as Yacouba (voice) |
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Marc Zinga as (voice) |
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Annabelle Lengronne as (voice) |
| Production | Marion Boffelli | Development Manager |
| Directing | Zaven Najjar | Director |
| Writing | Karine Winczura | Screenplay |
| Art | Zaven Najjar | Graphic Designer |
| Writing | Ahmadou Kourouma | Novel |
| Production | Sébastien Onomo | Producer |
| Writing | Zaven Najjar | Screenplay |
| Sound | Angelo Dos Santos | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | David Gillain | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Vincent Gregorio | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Nicolas Tran-Trong | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Vedovato | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Thibault Kienz Agyeman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Isabelle Manquillet | Editor |
| Editing | Hugo Niati | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Benjamin Dontaine | Colorist |
| Production | Adrien Chef | Co-Producer |
| Production | Annemie Degryse | Co-Producer |
| Production | Anne-Laure Guégan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eric Idriss Kanago | Co-Producer |
| Production | Daniela Mujica | Co-Producer |
| Production | Géraldine Sprimont | Co-Producer |
| Production | Paul Thiltges | Co-Producer |