Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Child. Captive. Killer.

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.

Date of release
2015-09-11
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (1943)
Runtime
2h 17m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga

Casting

  • Abraham Attah — Agu
  • Idris Elba — Commandant
  • Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye — Strika
  • Opeyemi Fagbohungbe — Sergeant Gaz
  • Emmanuel Affadzi — Dike
  • Richard Pepple — Father Friday
  • Ama K. Abebrese — Mother
  • Kobina Amissah-Sam — Father
  • John Arthur — Angry Bush Taxi Driver
  • Kurt Egyiawan — 2nd I-C
  • Jude Akuwudike — Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
  • Ricky Adelayitor — Village Constable

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