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Beasts of No Nation
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Beasts of No Nation

2015 · 137 min Drama War
7.6 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Abraham Attah

Abraham Attah

Agu

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Commandant

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Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye

Strika

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Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

Sergeant Gaz

Emmanuel Affadzi

Emmanuel Affadzi

Dike

Richard Pepple

Richard Pepple

Father Friday

Ama K. Abebrese

Ama K. Abebrese

Mother

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Kobina Amissah-Sam

Father

John Arthur

John Arthur

Angry Bush Taxi Driver

Kurt Egyiawan

Kurt Egyiawan

2nd I-C

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