

Beasts of No Nation
2015 · Movie · 2h 17m · R
DramaWar
"Child. Captive. Killer."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
79/100
Key crew
- Cary Joji FukunagaDirector
- Cary Joji FukunagaScreenplay
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Abraham AttahAgu
- Idris ElbaCommandant
- Emmanuel Nii Adom QuayeStrika
- Opeyemi FagbohungbeSergeant Gaz
- Emmanuel AffadziDike
- Richard PeppleFather Friday
- Ama K. AbebreseMother
- Kobina Amissah-SamFather
- John ArthurAngry Bush Taxi Driver
- Kurt Egyiawan2nd I-C
- Jude AkuwudikeSupreme Commander Dada Goodblood
- Ricky AdelayitorVillage Constable
Stills
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Themes
guerrilla warfarecivil warbased on novel or bookafricarefugeemachetedrug usejunglechild soldierwest africachildren in wartimebrutal violence























