Johnny Mad Dog

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Audience Member The teenage rebel Johnny Mad Dog leads the small group of younger boys commanded by the older General Never Die, who feeds them cocaine.[1] The film follows the group's 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 population. The soldiers are depicted as almost feral, committing acts of pillage and rape, with scant regard for even their own lives. They wear a variety of outlandish outfits – including butterfly wings and a wedding dress – and have nicknames such as No Good Advice, Captain Dust to Dust, and Chicken Hair... "Johnny Mad Dog" is a French/Liberian war film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and based on the novel Johnny Chien Méchant (2002) by the Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala. It tells the story of a group of child soldiers fighting for the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebels in 2003, during the latter part of the Second Liberian Civil War. It´s tragic, dramatic, authentic and emotional. A force of nature showing the tragic side of civilwar and child soldiers. "Johnny Mad Dog" is well made, but the storyline is a bit scattered and the focus is a bit everywhere. Plus you have no sympathy for the main characters as they have no empathy for no one. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was terrible, simply put. There is 0 plot, the acting is horrible, and the sound effects are even worse than the acting. It is very uncomfortable to watch. I don't know what the producer/director was trying to achieve, but he landed way below the mark. Don't even waste your time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I came across this movie last night and...OMG. Genuinely, it was raw. But at the same time, as a woman, I could not take my eyes off the screen until it was over. Rewinding several times. It was so real. I am telling the truth - I had to get up and turn the light on. It was around 2 in the morning and I was uncomfortable. The music, the colors, the energy. Everything felt right, true. Real. I was all about it, yet the subject matter is so not right. I haven't been able to unthink this movie in the hours since I first watched it. I will be talking about and recommending this one for quite some time to come (to those I know can appreciate/handle it.) I will be watching again. The end for me was completely deep but I can't talk about it so... //////////////////////////////////// SPOILER ALERT IF YOU SCROLL DOWN All I will say about the end is simply that it is brilliant. After all the killing and fighting and taking... Life continues. Makes me think of the words, "and the meek shall rise." Pardon any typos. Dictating to iPad. What a trip. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Brutal and honest.... Watch it! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Dramatization of African Politics turns this in to a basic popcorn drama. 25/01/2014 Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Orrible kids on the rampage, doing horrible things that include killing and rape. Very real grim stuff. During the movie i was trying to guess which country this was set in and guess Liberia Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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