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91% Tomatometer 150 Reviews 92% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings As civil war rages in Africa, a fierce warlord (Idris Elba) trains a young orphan (Abraham Attah) to join his group of guerrilla soldiers. Read More Read Less Watch on Netflix Stream Now

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Beasts of No Nation finds writer-director Cary f*ckunaga working with a talented cast to offer a sobering, uncompromising, yet still somehow hopeful picture of war's human cost.

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Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jason Bailey Flavorwire It wants to immerse itself entirely in Agu's experience, yet the filmmaker can't resist standing aloft in scenes that underscore the soldiers' ages and their actions, and pointing out easy ironies. May 3, 2016 Full Review Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News f*ckunaga gives the film a visual grandeur that makes it feel like it's taking place after the world has ended, and all that's left for Agu is this morass of endless, uncaring violence. Nov 10, 2015 Full Review Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (3) David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture f*ckunaga's hurtling camera and taut cutting keep Beasts of No Nation only just this side of hallucinatory, and Elba is the kind of titanic actor to kick it to a near-mythic level. Oct 16, 2015 Full Review Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jordan Brooks Vague Visages Absolutely devastating in its blunt portrayal of African civil wars, Beasts of No Nation packs so burdensome an emotional punch that I was left in stunned detachment, unable to cope with much of what I was experiencing. Aug 1, 2023 Full Review Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Brian Susbielles InSession Film It isn’t an action movie, but a realist story of savagery embedded in innocence before they have the chance to be a child rather than make decisions on the battlefield. Feb 28, 2023 Full Review Beasts of No Nation | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies If there is one thing that profoundly comes across in Cary f*ckunaga’s searing war drama it is that war has a cost – an intense human cost. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lulu M waaahouuuuuu this film is just fantastic and sickening. we dive into this film which evokes the events that the countries of West Africa suffered with the war and all evoking the key word the involvement of children in the war Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Chris W This film represents what I couldn’t even dream of in a nightmare. It's almost soul destroying but I cannot recommend it enough. It’s a pertinent depiction of what is going on in the world, and you NEED to watch this, and hopefully feel compelled enough to do something to help, however big or small the gesture may be. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Johannes S The movie is amazing, but you have to stomach the brutality. It shows how horrible and devastating war is, especially with child soldiers in Africa. The child actor playing Agu is astonishing, so is Idris Elba as the Commandant. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/27/24 Full Review Dave C A stark, sobering, sombre tale of manipulation, brainwashing, abuse, and corruption, all in pursuit of a misunderstood, genocidal lust for power. The subsequent crippling of generations is given little thought, and is shown here brilliantly on the shoulders of a young cast, supported by a strong performance from IE. It masterfully brings together some of the darkest elements of humanity, whilst showing what strength of spirit and resolve can help us survive and overcome. Hope is often an undervalued concept, but it's one with life-changing power even in the most maniacal, empty, violent of places Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Everardo C No es una película de acción, sino una historia realista de salvajismo incrustado en la inocencia antes de que tengan la oportunidad de ser niños deben de tomarlas en el campo de batalla Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Christopher M One of the most well-made, difficult to watch movies of all time, it is a travesty that Idris Elba was not even nominated for an Academy Award. Simultaneously harrowing and gripping, Cari f*ckunaga has secured himself a position amongst the best directors of the modern era. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cary Joji f*ckunaga Director Idris Elba Commandant Abraham Attah Agu Opeyemi fa*gbohungbe Sergeant Gaz Kurt Egyiawan 2nd I-C Cary Joji f*ckunaga Screenwriter
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Synopsis As civil war rages in Africa, a fierce warlord (Idris Elba) trains a young orphan (Abraham Attah) to join his group of guerrilla soldiers.

Director
Cary Joji f*ckunaga

Producer
Amy Kaufman, Cary Joji f*ckunaga, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker, Daniel Crown, Idris Elba

Screenwriter
Cary Joji f*ckunaga

Distributor
Netflix, Bleecker Street Media

Genre
War, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 2015, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA)
$83.9K

Runtime
2h 16m
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