Akilla's Escape (2021)

  • NR
  • 04/01/2021 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 30m

Overview

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

Charles Officer

Writer, Director

Motion

Writer

Cast

Saul Williams's headshot

Saul Williams

Akilla Brown
Thamela Mpumlwana's headshot

Thamela Mpumlwana

Sheppard / Young Akilla
Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast's headshot

Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast

Faye
Ronnie Rowe's headshot

Ronnie Rowe

Clinton
Oluniké Adeliyi's headshot

Oluniké Adeliyi

Thetis
Shomari Downer's headshot

Shomari Downer

Shadow
Colm Feore's headshot

Colm Feore

Benji
Bruce Ramsay's headshot

Bruce Ramsay

Jimmy

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