Movie
Beasts of No Nation
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-09-11
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, Red Crown Productions, Levante Filmes, Mutressa Movies, Primary Productions, Parliament of Owls
- Country
- Brazil, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Jude Akuwudike as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
- Ricky Adelayitor as Village Constable
Crew
- Cary Joji Fukunaga - Director
- Cary Joji Fukunaga - Screenplay
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