SYNOPSIS

Beasts of No Nation. Beasts of No Nation is the powerful new film written and directed by Emmy Award winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Sin Nombre) and starring Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba (Luther, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) that will debut Friday, October 16, 2015, globally on Netflix.

Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation will be in competition at the Venice Film Festival and will be screening at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

Beasts of No Nation is based on the highly acclaimed novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, bringing to life the gripping tale of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country. Newcomer Abraham Attah gives a stunning portrayal of Agu, while Elba dominates the screen in the role of Commandant, a warlord who takes in Agu and instructs him in the ways of war.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

October 16, 2015

DIRECTOR

Cary Fukunaga

WRITER

Cary Fukunaga (screenplay), Uzodinma Iweala (based on the novel by)

COMPANY

Netflix

GENRE

Drama, War

RUNTIME

133 minutes

CAST

Idris Elba

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