Beasts of No Nation
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Beasts of No Nation (2015)

08/10/2015 (GB)
Drama, War
2h 17m

Child. Captive. Killer.

Overview

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.

  • Cary Joji FukunagaDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

  • Revenue

    $9,077,700

Keywords

  • guerrilla warfare
  • civil war
  • based on novel or book
  • africa
  • refugee
  • machete
  • drug use
  • jungle
  • child soldier
  • west africa
  • children in wartime
  • brutal violence

Top Billed Cast

Abraham Attah

Abraham Attah

Agu

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Commandant

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye

Strika

Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

Sergeant Gaz

Emmanuel Affadzi

Emmanuel Affadzi

Dike

Richard Pepple

Richard Pepple

Father Friday

Ama K. Abebrese

Ama K. Abebrese

Mother

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Father

John Arthur

John Arthur

Angry Bush Taxi Driver

Kurt Egyiawan

Kurt Egyiawan

2nd I-C

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