Allah is Not Obliged
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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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Chris Aboubacar Hanta Traoré / SK 07
Birahima (voice)
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Thomas Ngijol
Yacouba (voice)
Known for
Case départ
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
Zaven Najjar
Sébastien Onomo
Karine Winczura
Marion Boffelli
Marc Zinga
(voice)
Known for
The African Doctor
Dheepan
Ahmadou Kourouma
Annabelle Lengronne
(voice)
Known for
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Porn in the Hood
Zaven Najjar Director · Karine Winczura Screenplay Ahmadou Kourouma Author
First release June 9, 2025 · Produced in France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium · Production Paul Thiltges Distributions, Need Productions
Production
Special Touch Studios
Production
Paul Thiltges Distributions
Production
Need Productions
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Les Films d'Ici
Production
Lunanime
Production
Creative Touch Studios
Production
Yzanakio
Production
France · Luxembourg · Canada · Belgium
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Original title
Allah n'est pas obligé
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 9, 2025
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
France · March 4, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Armenia
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
Brazil
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Indonesia
September 30, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
South Korea
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Animation Festival
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