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Echoes of Childhood Lost: ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’ Brings Potent Animated Recollection of Liberian Wars
'Allah Is Not Obliged,' adapted from Ahmadou Kourouma's novel, explores child soldiers in Liberian wars with doc-like realism and bold artistry.
This connection, along with the fact that Sébastien, who is of Cameroonian origin, was already working in Africa, gave me an ecosystem in which I could imagine this project coming to life. Meeting Sébastien’s professor at La Sorbonne, Tumba Shango Lokoho, helped me approach the text and strike the right balance and tone. Due to our limited budget, we had to make tough choices, but I’m glad we opened the film with music by Alpha Blondy and closed it with an original song by SK07, for which I’m eternally grateful.
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