Allah is not obliged

Birahima, an orphan boy of about ten, leaves his village in Guinea in the hope of crossing the border and finding his aunt in Liberia. He is taken in tow by Yacouba, a chatterbox who poses as a helpful leader. But on the way, an encounter with child soldiers changes his fate forever: involuntarily recruited, Birahima ends up on the path of war. What awaits him in this world of chaos and violence? Specifically for Cinema ZED Leuven The screening on July 26th will be subtitled in English. / The screening on July 26 is subtitled in English. Commentaar Met a completely unique artistic style and occasionally a touch of black humor, Zaven Najjar brings an incisive adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ahmadou Kourouma, one of the most important French-African writers of the twentieth century. Animation proves itself once again as a perfect medium to tell incisive stories, such as that of child soldiers. Allah n'est pas obligé won the audience award and the award for best feature film at Anima Filmfestival.