Akilla's Escape

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.

4.5

90 min

Cast

Saul Williams

as Akilla Brown

Thamela Mpumlwana

as Sheppard / Young Akilla

Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast

as Faye

Ronnie Rowe

as Clinton

Oluniké Adeliyi

as Thetis

Shomari Downer

as Shadow

Colm Feore

as Benji

Bruce Ramsay

as Jimmy

Vic Mensa

as Prince

Theresa Tova

as Athena

Brandon Oakes

as Zo

Cassius Crieghtney

as Cutty

Pedro Miguel Arce

as Rodrigo

Victor Gomez

as Andres

David Keeley

as Detective Jones

Husein Madhavji

as Redmond

Tony Nappo

as Nico

Jennifer Podemski

as Mrs. Rosenthal

Sagine Sémajuste

as Selah

John Tokatlidis

as Luca

Richard Walters

as Simeon

Carlisle J. Williams

as Benzo

Director

Charles Officer