Akilla's Escape

Akilla's Escape

90 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 11, 2021

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

Akilla's Escape

90 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 11, 2021

Akilla's Escape
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Canesugar Filmworks
Original title Akilla's Escape
Directors Jacqueline Elizabeth Davis, Ambrose Wong, Drew McLean, Michael Cowie, Lesley Butler, Jeff Brownell, Charles Officer
Writers Motion, Charles Officer

Cast

Saul Williams

as Akilla Brown

Thamela Mpumlwana

as Sheppard / Young Akilla

Ronnie Rowe

as Clinton

Oluniké Adeliyi

as Thetis

Shomari Downer

as Shadow

Colm Feore

as Benji

Bruce Ramsay

as Jimmy

Vic Mensa

as Prince

Theresa Tova

as Athena

Pedro Miguel Arce

as Rodrigo

Victor Gomez

as Andres

David Keeley

as Detective Jones

Huse Madhavji

as Redmond

Tony Nappo

as Nico

Jennifer Podemski

as Mrs. Rosenthal

John Tokatlidis

as Luca

Richard Walters

as Simeon