Plot
Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu 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 Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.
Written by
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
Directed by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Ghana
Production Companies
Red Crown Productions, Focus Features, Participant
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award31 wins & 59 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
88,781
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
79
Popularity
NA