Disturbingly good

Rating: 9/10 (24 April 2020)

I've only come to watch this movie now, five years after it's release. I am a big fan of (Anti)War movies and I don't take them too hard on the emotional side normally.
But this one is different. The cruel side of war through the eyes of a child is shown raw and brutal as it is. He gets his mother taken from him and his dad, brother and later on best friend shot in front of his eyes. There is not much context given on the greater picture about the war. But no one should actually care because it is about what war does to the people.
The outrageous performance of Abraham Attah is crucial for the films effect. He displays Agu's strength and change in character better than anyone else could have. You might as well believe he actually lived through all of this. Idris Elba and all of the other actors do a fine job as well.
Overall a great movie with some slight lengths, but if you're focused on it, you'll enjoy it but at the same time it probably will make you want to cry.