Movie
Beasts of No Nation
Child. Captive. Killer.
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Beasts of No Nation
Cast
Abraham AttahAgu
Idris ElbaCommandant
Emmanuel AffadziDike
Richard PeppleFather Friday
Ama K. AbebreseMother
Kobina Amissah-SamFatherCredits
- Directed by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Written by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $9.1M
Production
ParticipantUnited States- Red Crown ProductionsUnited States
- Levante FilmesBrazil
Mutressa MoviesUnited States- Primary ProductionsUnited States
Parliament of OwlsUnited States
