Akilla's Escape
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.
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Cast
22 people
Saul Williams
Akilla Brown
Known for
K-PAX
Sinners
Thamela Mpumlwana
Sheppard / Young Akilla
Known for
In the Dark
Memory of a Killer
Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast
Faye
Also in
Reaching for Zion
Black Bodies
Ronnie Rowe
Clinton
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Reacher
Oluniké Adeliyi
Thetis
Known for
The Expanse
Flashpoint
Shomari Downer
Shadow
Known for
The Mist
Colm Feore
Benji
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Bruce Ramsay
Jimmy
Known for
Alive
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Vic Mensa
Prince
Known for
The Chi
Bel-Air
Theresa Tova
Athena
Known for
Lie with Me
Brandon Oakes
Zo
Known for
Anne with an E
IT: Welcome to Derry
Cassius Crieghtney
Cutty
Also in
Hemlock Grove
Nicky Deuce
Charles Officer Director · Motion Writer Saul Williams Composer
United States release June 11, 2021 · Produced in Canada, United States
Production
Canesugar Filmworks
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2020
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · June 11, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · June 11, 2021
Digital
United States
April 1, 2021 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Brazil
November 18, 2021 · Digital · VOD
United Kingdom
August 26, 2022 · Theatrical
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