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76% Critic Match
Beasts of No Nation
“Child. Captive. Killer.”
7.6 / 10• 2015• 2h 17m•R• English
DramaWar
Storyline
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a 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.
Cast & Crew
Abraham Attah
Agu
Lead
Idris Elba
Commandant
EN
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Strika
OF
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
Sergeant Gaz
Emmanuel Affadzi
Dike
Richard Pepple
Father Friday
Ama K. Abebrese
Mother
Kobina Amissah-Sam
Father
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cary Joji Fukunaga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beasts of No Nation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
