Akilla's Escape (2021)
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.
- Date of release
- 2021-06-11
- TMDB
- 4.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Charles Officer
Casting
- Saul Williams — Akilla Brown
- Thamela Mpumlwana — Sheppard / Young Akilla
- Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast — Faye
- Ronnie Rowe — Clinton
- Oluniké Adeliyi — Thetis
- Shomari Downer — Shadow
- Colm Feore — Benji
- Bruce Ramsay — Jimmy
- Vic Mensa — Prince
- Theresa Tova — Athena
- Brandon Oakes — Zo
- Cassius Crieghtney — Cutty
Interesting facts
Akilla's Escape is a 2020 drama film, directed by Charles Officer, his final feature prior to his death in 2023. The film stars Saul Williams as Akilla, a marijuana dealer retiring from the business following legalization, who tries to rescue a young boy from being drawn into a life of crime.
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