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Echoes of Childhood Lost: ‘Allah Is Not Obliged' Brings Potent Animated Recollection of Liberian Wars

Between 1989 and 2003, more than 50,000 children were enlisted in the Liberian and Sierra Leonean civil wars. Lives were torn apart, a tragedy Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma used as material for his ...
Screen International

Zaven Najjar’s ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’ wins top prize at Japan’s Niigata animation festival

French animation Allah Is Not Obliged by Zaven Najjar scooped the feature competition grand prix at the 4 th Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF). Based on a book by Ahmadou Kourouma, ...
Variety

Europe’s Animation Industry Honors ‘Last Whale Singer,’ Les Films du Préau, ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’ and ‘Acorn’s Adventure’ at Cartoon Movie 2026

European animation celebrated its latest achievements at Cartoon Movie, the must-attend pitching and co-production forum for European animated features which concludes today in Bordeaux. Voted by ...