Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and produced by acclaimed French actor Mathieu Kassovitz (Amelie, Munich), Johnny Mad Dog features former child soldiers and victims of civil war from Liberia in central roles in what is an unforgettable and unforgiving look at the reality of how civil war affects the children who sit at both ends of the gun barrel.

The eponymous Johnny (Christopher Minie) is the lieutenant of an especially violent gang of young soldiers who believe they are leading a fight against a President they despise in an unnamed African country. The gang's belief in their cause sees them commit atrocity after atrocity in the name of freedom, with rape, murder and brutalisation the tools in their personal war that is seeing the country fall into a state of ruin.

At the same time, Laokolé (Daisy Victoria Vandy), a 16-year old student in the country's decimated capital, is attempting to flee the oncoming storm of violence with her baby brother, unaware that her plans will lead her inexorably towards an encounter with Johnny...

The brutal, visceral reality of children caught up in civil wars across Africa is brought to blistering life in Johnny Mad Dog, a gripping, frank and raw film that is as important as it is affecting.

Johnny Mad Dog will be released on UK DVD on 15th March by Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment at the RRP of £15.99. The extras will consist of a trailer and a making-of featurette.