Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.

Abraham Attah
as Agu

Idris Elba
as Commandant

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
as Strika

Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
as Sergeant Gaz

Emmanuel Affadzi
as Dike

Richard Pepple
as Father Friday

Ama K. Abebrese
as Mother

Kobina Amissah-Sam
as Father

John Arthur
as Angry Bush Taxi Driver

Kurt Egyiawan
as 2nd I-C