Akilla's Escape

Name: Akilla's Escape
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: June 11, 2021
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Brandon Oakes, Bruce Ramsay, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Oluniké Adeliyi, Ronnie Rowe

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: June 11, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Brandon Oakes, Bruce Ramsay, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Oluniké Adeliyi, Ronnie Rowe, Saul Williams, Shomari Downer, Thamela Mpumlwana, Theresa Tova, Vic Mensa

Summary: 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.

Director: Charles Officer

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Melissa Vincent

Jun 11, 2021

Akilla’s Escape recasts the monolithic narrative of gang involvement as one that rejects a trope of Black peril in order to tell a multi-dimensional story of resilience – one where keen strategists are developed through unsolvable situations, where the enduring love of Black mothers demonstrates what it means to walk into the line of fire and where, amidst abject tumult, moments of tenderness and triumph persist against all odds. Read full review

Isaac Feldberg

Jun 11, 2021

Akilla’s Escape offers few answers when it comes to ending the generational traumas its characters carry, but the unique force with which it expresses the life-altering weight of such burdens meaningfully moves the conversation around them forward. Read full review

Jim Slotek

Jun 14, 2021

Given the accelerated pace of a 90-minute movie whose main narrative happens in one night, Williams gives a powerfully controlled performance, creating a character whose awareness level is high. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 11, 2021

Although the constant shifts between contemporary Toronto and ‘90s New York can at times cause confusion, the film remains firmly rooted in Williams’ quietly powerful, laser-focused performance. Read full review

Whelan Barzey

Jul 28, 2022

The screenplay offers limited room for character development – Akilla arrives pretty much fully formed – and what we’re left with is an uneven puzzle, eye-catching in pieces but not entirely convincing when put together. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jun 15, 2021

Williams’ effortless, near-otherworldly presence gives Akilla’s Escape all the grace and mystique it requires; the film strains a little too hard for its own. Read full review

The Guardian Phil Hoad

Aug 24, 2022

This tale of freelance underworld fixer Akilla Brown, played with careworn wisdom by Saul Williams, doesn’t live up to its sharp tailoring and has too much faith in fatigued beats from the gangster-film locker. Read full review

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