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Johnny Mad Dog is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire released in USA on 20 may 2008

Johnny Mad Dog (2008)

Johnny Mad Dog
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Released in USA 20 may 2008
Length 1h34
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    War,    Historical
Rating66% 3.34483.34483.34483.34483.3448

Johnny Mad Dog is a 2008 French/Liberian film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, and starring Christopher Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Dagbeh Tweh, Barry Chernoh, Mohammed Sesay and Joseph Duo. The film is based on the novel Johnny Chien Méchant (2002) by the Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala.

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Johnny Mad Dog follows a group of LURD child soldiers fighting in 2003, during the latter part of the Second Liberian Civil War. The actors are mostly aged 10 to 15. All were unknowns when cast; some were themselves child soldiers. The film follows their march towards the capital Monrovia, and follows them in a gritty realistic manner as they move through a series of towns and villages, where they terrify and often execute the populace.

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