Johnny Mad Dog


1h 35m 2008

Brief Synopsis

About child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Teens
War
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Buf, Inc.; Centre National Du Cinema; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); Scope Pictures; StudioCanal; Tf1 International
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); IFC Films; Miracle (Denmark); Momentum Pictures Limited; PathT International; Tfm Distribution
Location
Liberia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

About child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Teens
War
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Buf, Inc.; Centre National Du Cinema; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); Scope Pictures; StudioCanal; Tf1 International
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); IFC Films; Miracle (Denmark); Momentum Pictures Limited; PathT International; Tfm Distribution
Location
Liberia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Prix Michel d'Ornano award at the 2008 Deauville Festival of American Film.

Winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize of Hope award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Limited Release in United States Winter January 21, 2011

Released in United States January 2009

Released in United States May 2008

Released in United States October 2008

Released in United States September 2008

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 14-25, 2008.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 5-14, 2008.

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.

Based on the novel "Johnny Mad Dog" by Emmanuel Dongala; published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux April 20, 2005.

Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum Dramatic) January 15-25, 2009.)

Limited Release in United States Winter January 21, 2011 (New York City)

Released in United States May 2008 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 14-25, 2008.)

Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 5-14, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)