Allah is Not Obliged

Allah is Not Obliged

80 mins | Drama, Animation | June 9, 2025

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.

Allah is Not Obliged

80 mins | Drama, Animation | June 9, 2025

Allah is Not Obliged
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.
Producers Need Productions, Lunanime, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films d'Ici, Special Touch Studios, Yzanakio, Creative Touch Studios
Original title Allah n'est pas obligé
Directors Zaven Najjar
Writers Zaven Najjar, Ahmadou Kourouma, Karine Winczura

Cast

Thomas Ngijol

as (voice)

Marc Zinga

as (voice)

Annabelle Lengronne

as (voice)