Beasts of No Nation (2015)

  • R
  • 09/07/2015 (US)
  • 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 Fukunaga

Screenplay, Director

Uzodinma Iweala

Novel

Cast

Abraham Attah's headshot

Abraham Attah

Agu
Idris Elba's headshot

Idris Elba

Commandant
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye's headshot

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye

Strika
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe's headshot

Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

Sergeant Gaz
Emmanuel Affadzi's headshot

Emmanuel Affadzi

Dike
Richard Pepple's headshot

Richard Pepple

Father Friday
Ama K. Abebrese's headshot

Ama K. Abebrese

Mother
Kobina Amissah-Sam's headshot

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Father

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