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Beasts of No Nation

Child. Captive. Killer.
2015 | 137m | English

(90117 votes)

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Popularity: 4 (history)

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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.
Release Date: Sep 11, 2015
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
Genres: Drama, War
Keywords civil war, africa, based on novel or book, refugee, guerrilla warfare, machete, jungle, drug use, child soldier, west africa, children in wartime, brutal violence
Production Companies Participant, Primary Productions, Red Crown Productions, Mutressa Movies, Levante Filmes, Parliament of Owls
Box Office Revenue: $9,077,700
Budget: $6,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Abraham Attah Agu
Idris Elba Commandant
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye Strika
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe Sergeant Gaz
Emmanuel Affadzi Dike
Richard Pepple Father Friday
Ama K. Abebrese Mother
Kobina Amissah-Sam Father
John Arthur Angry Bush Taxi Driver
Kurt Egyiawan 2nd I-C
Jude Akuwudike Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Ricky Adelayitor Village Constable
Ernest Abbeyquaye Paramount Chief
Nana Mensah Young Girl
Andrew Adote Ecomod 2nd Lieutenant
Francis Weddey Big Brother
Fred Nii Amugi Pastor
Grace Nortey Old Witch Woman
Emmary Brown Grandfather
Nataliah Andoh BBC Host
David Dontoh
Cornelius Keagon
Name Job
Cary Joji Fukunaga Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Pete Beaudreau Editor
Uzodinma Iweala Novel
Tracy McKnight Music Supervisor
Klemens Becker Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
Katie Hickman Set Decoration
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen Editor
Inbal Weinberg Production Design
Jenny Eagan Costume Design
Dan Romer Original Music Composer
Zorinah Juan-Lieber Script Supervisor
Name Title
Christine Holder Co-Executive Producer
Daniel Crown Producer
Todd Courtney Executive Producer
Bill Benenson Executive Producer
Nnamdi Asomugha Executive Producer
Amy J. Kaufman Producer
Riva Marker Producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg Producer
Idris Elba Producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga Producer
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