Crime

Akilla's Escape

CrimeDrama

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.

Year

2021

Duration

1h 30m

IMDb

5.6

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Cast

Charles Officer

Director

Saul Williams

Akilla

Thamela Mpumlwana

Sheppard

Thamela Mpumlwana

Young Akilla

Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast

Faye

Vic Mensa

Prince

Olunike Adeliyi

Thetis

Shomari Downer

Shadow

Ronnie Rowe

Clinton

Theresa Tova

Athena

Brandon Oakes

Zo

Bruce Ramsay

Jimmy

CC

Cassius Crieghtney

Cutty

Pedro Miguel Arce

Rodrigo

Colm Feore

Benji

Victor Gomez

Andres

David Keeley

Detective Jones

Husein Madhavji

Redmond

Tony Nappo

Nico

Jennifer Podemski

Mrs. Rosenthal

Charles Officer

Writer

Wendy Motion Brathwaite

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

Bri BriMay 30, 2023

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Mustapha NjieOct 18, 2022

Sauce

الأيادي الطيبةOct 17, 2022

This movie engaging with action and suspense. Acting was good, music was good. I'm not sure why so many people didn't like it, it's much better than most things out there.

user9876086Oct 17, 2022

Truthfully, this typically isn't a film I would normally enjoy as much as I did. The writing was okay. The direction also okay and in some sense: it's your typical gang film yet at the same time, it's not. I think the character Akilla sees himself in the mute boy. And, we get flashbacks to Akilla's childhood: a father who abused Akilla's mother physically (put her in a coma), and made his young son join his gang and attempted and at times succeeded in getting him to do awful things. Akilla was smart, though, and while there may have been an out for him as a child he still ended up in the gang life but with his soul (if no other better word) still somewhat intact. I don't think this is a film for everybody. Not the typical gang film but it does have similar incidences of gang life. I enjoyed it, for the most part.

MoyuOct 17, 2022

Akilla escapes Jamaica where he worked for his father Clinton, a major crime figure. Years later he lives in Toronto dealing pot as a middle man. His place is robbed. He has a teen from gang that robbed him. As he works to get the money back, he tries to save the teen and has a series of flashbacks. Better than most films involving Jamaicans. Slow at times. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

عبدو التهاميOct 17, 2022

Shot so well. Gripping. Great soundtrack. Highly recommend.

zinebelmeskiOct 17, 2022

A decent one time watch about a young boy thrust into the world of gang violence and drug dealing and somewhat a hint of redemption in the end. A story good enough to keep you attentive, nothing over the top nor anything to write home about. Soundtrack was really great and that's about it. A decent time killer film.

Mohamme_97Oct 17, 2022

Im going to keep this short and sweet, if you like gangster films with an emotional story and great acting and soundtrack, its for you, it gave me Goosebumps.

Stunts_vinesOct 16, 2022

Reminded me of FRESH and Ghost Dog, while maybe not good as fresh, it's crafted nicely with concurrent flashbacks. It can be at times slow moving but it's an interesting plot that is well-acted by the cast and really good film. I'd say I'm not sure why IMDbers have rated it slow low but it's 'merica and that pretty much explains it.