Canada / Sep 12, 2020 / Toronto International Film Festival
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bruce Ramsay | Jimmy |
| Vic Mensa | Prince |
| Theresa Tova | Athena |
| Brandon Oakes | Zo |
| Cassius Crieghtney | Cutty |
| Pedro Miguel Arce | Rodrigo |
| Victor Gomez | Andres |
| David Keeley | Detective Jones |
| Husein Madhavji | Redmond |
| Tony Nappo | Nico |
| Jennifer Podemski | Mrs. Rosenthal |
| Sagine Sémajuste | Selah |
| John Tokatlidis | Luca |
| Richard Walters | Simeon |
| Carlisle J. Williams | Benzo |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Akilla's Escape |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Canesugar Filmworks |
| Official site | canesugarfilmworks.com |
| Release date | 11 giugno 2021 |
| Executive producer | Karen Wookey, Michael A. Levine, Martin Katz |
| Production | Charles Officer, Jake Yanowski, Jeff Brownell |
| Writer | Charles Officer, Motion |
| Casting | Nicole Hilliard-Forde |
| Editing | Andres Landau, Neil Cavalier |
| Cinematography | Maya Bankovic, Laurence Bortnick, Ian McLaughlin, Brent Robinson, Ken Barton, Bridgette Murphy, Amanda Matlovich, Carly Brenner, Lydia Riddel, Tex Entch |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Apr 01, 2021 / Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jun 11, 2021
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Aug 26, 2022 / 15
Digital
United States / Jun 11, 2021
Brazil / Nov 18, 2021 / 16 / VOD
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