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Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 African war drama film written, co-produced, shot, and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. It follows a young boy who becomes a child soldier as his country experiences a horrific civil war.
Oct 16, 2015 · Based on a novel by Uzodinma Iweala, the film follows Agu, a boy who joins a rebel group in an unnamed African country. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, War
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- 2015-10-16
Watch Beasts of No Nation | Netflix Official Site. When civil war tears his family apart, a young West African boy is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters and transform into a child soldier. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 137 min
Oct 16, 2015 · As civil war rages in Africa, a fierce warlord (Idris Elba) trains a young orphan (Abraham Attah) to join his group of guerrilla soldiers.
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- War, Drama
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by the Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala, that takes its title from Fela Kuti's 1989 album of the same name. The book won the 2005 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. It was adapted as a movie in 2015.
Oct 16, 2015 · A film about a child soldier in an African country torn by revolution, based on a novel by a Nigerian doctor. The review praises the film's craft, power and imagery, but also questions its emotional and ethical impact.
