Cary Fukunaga : 2015
Torn from his family, the young Agu is forced to join a group of guerrilla soldiers as civil war engulfs his West African country. After seeing his family killed at the hands of a military junta that has overthrown the country's government, Agu flees his village. Lost in the jungle and nearing starvation, he is captured by a rebel faction, the Native Defence Forces, led by the charismatic but lethal Commandant. Under Commandant's control, Agu is forced to fight battles and commit acts beyond his comprehension. He develops both a revulsion for and fascination with a war that is slowly consuming him, yet, throughout, Agu clings to his fragile humanity. Based on the eponymous novel by Uzodinma Iweala, a heart-wrenching tale of a young boy's strength and loss of innocence. Whilst the story does not name the African country it takes place in, the narrative location is considered to be that of Nigeria. Cary Fukunaga's feature was winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Prize and the CITC-UNESCO Award when it premiered in competition at Venice International Film Festival 2015.
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