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Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

Child. Captive. Killer.

20157.62h 17m

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.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Written by Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
Produced by Riva Marker, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Idris Elba
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

Abraham Attah

Abraham Attah

Agu

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Commandant

E

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye

Strika

O

Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

Sergeant Gaz

Emmanuel Affadzi

Emmanuel Affadzi

Dike

Richard Pepple

Richard Pepple

Father Friday

Ama K. Abebrese

Ama K. Abebrese

Mother

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Father

John Arthur

John Arthur

Angry Bush Taxi Driver

Kurt Egyiawan

Kurt Egyiawan

2nd I-C

Themes & Keywords

guerrilla warfarecivil warbased on novel or bookafricarefugeemachetedrug usejunglechild soldierwest africachildren in wartimebrutal violence

About Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation is a drama, war film released in 2015 exploring themes of guerrilla warfare, civil war, based on novel or book, africa, refugee, machete. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, it stars Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye. 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.

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