Johnny Mad Dog
France, Belgium, Liberia , 2008.

Directed by: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Script: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Producer: Mathieu Kassovitz, Benoît Jaubert
Production company: MNP Entreprise, Scope Pictures, Explicit Films
Cinematography: Marc Koninckx
Editing: Stéphane Elmadjian
Music: Jackson Tennessee Fourgeaud
Cast: Christopher Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Dagbeh Tweh

Format: 35mm
Running time: 93'

Synopsis
'Johnny Mad Dog' portrays the atrocities of an ongoing civil war in an unnamed African nation. Although challenging to the core, it's an important work that will scorch the sensibilities of the most jaded viewer; it also raises the question, can evil be forgiven?Fifteen-year-old Johnny Mad Dog heads a platoon of soldiers who are younger than he is. They're armed to the teeth, sport a variety of bizarre outfits (odd headgear, angel wings, a wedding dress), and have adopted names such as No Good Advice, Captain Dust to Dust, and Chicken Hair. Charged with overtaking a city in an attempt to unseat the government, Johnny leads this band of killers on a murderous rampage toward their destination

Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2008 Prix de l’Espoir

Directors Biography
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire was born on December 31, 1968. He's been an assistant director to filmmakers Cyril Collard, Karim Dridi, Siegfried, Bernie Bonvoisin, Rachida Krim, Gaspar Noé, and Laetitia Masson. In 2003 he directed Carlitos Medellin, a feature-length documentary shot in Colombia, which screened at festivals around the world. Johnny Mad Dog is his first fiction feature, and it recently won the Regard Hope Award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Location and screening schedule:
SC Cinema, Monday, October 19th at 9.00
SC Cinema, Monday, October 19th at 20.00
EUROPA Cinema, Tuesday, October 20th at 15.00