The Children's Republic

In a war-torn African country, a small group of young people, led by Mão-de-Ferro, a traumatized and violent war child, arrive in a mysterious city where children, abandoned by adults, have created their own utopian republic.

Cast

Danny Glover

as Dubem

Hedviges Mamudo

as Mão-de-Ferro

Melanie de Vales

as Nuta

Joyce Simbine Saiete

as Fatima

Bruno Mauro Armindo Nhavene

as Ayma

Anaïs Adrianopoulos

as Bia

Stephen Carew

as Toni

Maurice Ngwakum

as Chico

Esther Ugochinvere Nwokocha

as Amiga

Verónica Nneamaka Nwokocha

as Aimée

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