Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

137 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 11, 2015

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.

Beasts of No Nation

137 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 11, 2015

Beasts of No Nation
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Participant Media, Focus Features, Red Crown Productions
Original title Beasts of No Nation
Directors Zorinah Juan, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers Uzodinma Iweala, Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast

Abraham Attah

as Agu

Idris Elba

as Commandant

Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

as Sergeant Gaz

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

Jude Akuwudike

as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood

Ricky Adelayitor

as Village Constable

Ernest Abbeyquaye

as Paramount Chief

Nana Mensah

as Young Girl

Andrew Adote

as Ecomod 2nd Lieutenant

Francis Weddey

as Big Brother

Fred Nii Amugi

as Pastor

Grace Nortey

as Old Witch Woman

Emmary Brown

as Grandfather

Nataliah Andoh

as BBC Host