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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 95% of the 7,172 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic79/100
1,935 audience votes
Key crew
- Cary Joji FukunagaDirector
- Cary Joji FukunagaScreenplay
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Abraham AttahAgu
- Idris ElbaCommandant
- Emmanuel Nii Adom QuayeStrika
- Opeyemi FagbohungbeSergeant Gaz
- Emmanuel AffadziDike
- Richard PeppleFather Friday
- Ama K. AbebreseMother
- Kobina Amissah-SamFather
- John ArthurAngry Bush Taxi Driver
- Kurt Egyiawan2nd I-C
- Jude AkuwudikeSupreme Commander Dada Goodblood
- Ricky AdelayitorVillage Constable
Stills
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Themes
guerrilla warfarecivil warbased on novel or bookafricarefugeemachetedrug usejunglechild soldierwest africachildren in wartimebrutal violence
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