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Beasts of No Nation (2015)

R · 2015-09-11 · 2h 17m · EN
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Child. Captive. Killer.

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.

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Cary Joji FukunagaDirector
Budget
$6M
Box office
$9.1M

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Abraham AttahAbraham AttahAguIdris ElbaIdris ElbaCommandantEmmanuel Nii Adom QuayeEmmanuel Nii Adom QuayeStrikaOpeyemi FagbohungbeOpeyemi FagbohungbeSergeant GazEmmanuel AffadziEmmanuel AffadziDikeRichard PeppleRichard PeppleFather FridayAma K. AbebreseAma K. AbebreseMotherKobina Amissah-SamKobina Amissah-SamFatherJohn ArthurJohn ArthurAngry Bush Taxi DriverKurt EgyiawanKurt Egyiawan2nd I-CJude AkuwudikeJude AkuwudikeSupreme Commander Dada GoodbloodRicky AdelayitorRicky AdelayitorVillage Constable

Keywords

Based on novel or bookAfricaChildren in wartimeChild soldier

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Africa · Children In WartimeDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityWar · Children In WartimeDirector preference40398

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What is Beasts of No Nation about?

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.

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Beasts of No Nation has a runtime of 137 minutes.

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