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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 ( Thamela Mpumlwana ) from being drawn into a life of crime.
Akilla's Escape. “Akilla’s Escape” opens with a black-and-white historical montage set to Bob Marley’s “Punky Reggae Party.”. Interspersed throughout clips describing the rise of gang violence in Jamaica are scenes of an older Jamaican man dancing vibrantly to Marley’s famous reggae banger.
Jul 15, 2021 · With Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Vic Mensa. 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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Charles Officer
- 2021-07-15
Akilla’s Escape. Director Charles Officer. Year 2020. Run Time 90min. Genre Drama, Thriller. Akilla (Williams), a 40-year-old drug dealer, goes on an epic one-night journey to find the gang that ambushed him during a drug deal and stole a major shipment.
Sep 13, 2020 · Charles Officer's neo-noir 'Akilla's Escape' is a compelling film told in the present and the past about manhood, mercy, and second chances. by Aramide Tinubu Published on September 13, 2020
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Jun 11, 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.
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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...
