Beasts of No Nation (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 brutal...
Rating: 7.6
Genres Drama, War
Original language: en
IMDb tt1365050
Stars
Abraham Attah as Agu
Idris Elba as The Commandant
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye as Strika
Ama K. Abebrese as Auntie
Creators
Cary Joji Fukunaga (Director)
Cary Joji Fukunaga (Writer)
Dede Gardner (Producer)
Jeremy Kleiner (Producer)
Idris Elba (Producer)
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