Beasts of No Nation (2015)
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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.
- Released: 2015-09-11
- Genres: Drama, War
- Runtime: 2h 17m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 1,932 votes
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Top cast
- Abraham Attah as Agu
- Idris Elba as Commandant
- Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye as Strika
- Opeyemi Fagbohungbe as Sergeant Gaz
- Emmanuel Affadzi as Dike
- Richard Pepple as Father Friday
- Ama K. Abebrese as Mother
- Kobina Amissah-Sam as Father
- John Arthur as Angry Bush Taxi Driver
- Kurt Egyiawan as 2nd I-C
Where to watch Beasts of No Nation
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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