| Johnny Mad Dog | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire |
| Screenplay by | Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire |
| Based on | Johnny chien méchant by Emmanuel Dongala |
| Produced by | Benoit Jaubert Mathieu Kassovitz |
| Starring | Christophe Minie Daisy Victoria Vandy Joseph Duo Dagbeth Tweh Careen Moore |
| Cinematography | Marc Koninckx |
| Edited by | Stéphane Elmadjian |
| Music by | Jackson Tennessee Fourgeaud |
Production companies | MNP Entreprise Explicit Films Scope Pictures Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Canal+ |
| Distributed by | TFM Distribution |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Liberia |
| Languages | English Liberian Kreyol Kru |
| Box office | $213,139 |
Johnny Mad Dog is a 2008 Franco–Liberian war film directed and written by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Based on the 2002 novel Johnny chien méchant by Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala, the plot follows a group of child soldiers fighting for the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebels in 2003, during the Second Liberian Civil War.
The film stars Christopher Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Dagbeh Tweh, Barry Chernoh, Mohammed Sesay and Joseph Duo.[1] It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette. "Child Soldiers on an Adult Rampage". New York Times, 20 January 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2022