France / Jun 09, 2025 / Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Allah n'est pas obligé |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Special Touch Studios, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Need Productions, Les Films d'Ici, Lunanime, Creative Touch Studios, Yzanakio |
| Release date | 4 marzo 2026 |
| Production | Sébastien Onomo, Adrien Chef, Annemie Degryse, Anne-Laure Guégan, Eric Idriss Kanago, Daniela Mujica, Géraldine Sprimont, Paul Thiltges |
| Writer | Karine Winczura, Ahmadou Kourouma, Zaven Najjar |
| Editing | Isabelle Manquillet, Hugo Niati, Benjamin Dontaine |
| Assistant directors | Zaven Najjar |
| Production design | Zaven Najjar |
| Art direction | Zaven Najjar |
| Set decoration | Zaven Najjar |
Release dates
Premiere
Indonesia / Sep 30, 2025 / Jakarta World Cinema
Brazil / Oct 02, 2025 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
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Theatrical release
France / Mar 04, 2026
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