Beasts of No Nation
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Emmanuel Affadzi, Richard Pepple, Ama K. Abebrese, Kobina Amissah-Sam, John Arthur, Kurt Egyiawan
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala
- Music
- Dan Romer
- Cinematography
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast
- Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Emmanuel Affadzi, Richard Pepple, Ama K. Abebrese, Kobina Amissah-Sam, John Arthur, Kurt Egyiawan, Jude Akuwudike, Ricky Adelayitor
Updated July 22, 2026
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