Johnny Mad Dog

Johnny Mad Dog was made with the full support of the Republic of Liberia and its post-war president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.....lend the film's narrative a classic redemptive arc -.... ... Full Review

Though not mentioned in the movie, Johnny Mad Dog reveals a very dark and somber insight into the Civil Wars that ravaged Liberia from 1989 to....maddening, although in some instances, these sequences barely manage to restrain themselves from becoming redundant or cartoonish..... ... Full Review

On the other side of the world meanwhile, Manuel Poutte is pursuing his search for religion with Distant Tremors , also a debut feature. In the deepest heart of Africa, a young Senegal man finds himself imprisoned by the culture... ... Full Article

The Silent Army , produced by Holland's The Entertainment Group and sponsored by UNESCO, differs from French director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire's film about child soldiers, Johnny Mad Dog , which screened in the same section at last year's Cannes Film Festival... ... Full Article

By Duane Byrge May 21, 2008 Johnny Mad Dog, Cannes, Un Certain Regard Kidnapping takes its vilest form as armed children in Liberia commandeer other kids to join their marauding troop. ... Full Article

With his first feature-length film, the documentary Carlitos Medellin (2004), Jean-St?phane Sauvaire showed the devastation inflicted on the lives of young people by endless factionalisation and conflict in Colombia. ... Full Article