Allah is Not Obliged

After losing his mother, a ten-year-old boy named Birahima leaves his home in Guinea to find his aunt in Liberia. He travels with Yacouba, a man described as a cook and sorcerer. Upon crossing the border, the pair is captured by rebels who force Birahima into military service. As a child soldier in a violent civil war, the boy witnesses extreme cruelty and death, struggling to maintain his mental stability amidst the surrounding chaos.

This animated drama and war film was directed by Zaven Najjar, following his 2017 work Short Cuts : Les dents de la mer de Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Najjar and Karine Winczura. The voice cast features Chris Aboubacar Hanta Traoré / SK 07 as Birahima, alongside Thomas Ngijol as Yacouba, Marc Zinga, and Annabelle Lengronne.

A co-production between France, Belgium, Canada, and Luxembourg, the movie was produced by several companies including Les Films d'Ici, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Need Productions, and Lunanime. The film has a runtime of 80 minutes and was released on March 4, 2026.