Beasts of No Nation
Seen it?2015 | 137 min | Drama, War
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Apocalypse Now or Glory, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 SAG Award: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Won 1 Venice award: 72nd Venice International Film Festival: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Won 1 Peabody Award: George Foster Peabody Award: Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. Won 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Lead, Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male. Also nominated for 1 Golden Globe, 1 more SAG Award and 1 BAFTA. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 215K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Abraham AttahAgu
- Idris ElbaCommandant
- Emmanuel Nii Adom QuayeStrika
- Opeyemi FagbohungbeSergeant Gaz
- Emmanuel AffadziDike
- Richard PeppleFather Friday
- Ama K. AbebreseMother
- Kobina Amissah-SamFather
- John ArthurAngry Bush Taxi Driver
- Kurt Egyiawan2nd I-C