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Beasts of No Nation

2015, Movie, 2h 17min

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional 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.

Country: United States,Brazil

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Reviews

Critic Matt Zoller Seitz

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...vividly apparent, and its emotional power is undeniable.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic David Hughes

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Fukunaga’s steely-eyed yet sensitive adaptation adopts the novel’s first-person approach, portraying the carnage from Agu’s point of view...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Mark Kermode

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Fukunaga’s self-shot widescreen cinematography and Dan Romer’s swirling score lend an epic sweep to the harrowing, heartbreaking narrative.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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Elba’s charismatic magnetism is on full display here, veering between gentle paternalism and fearsome monstrosity.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Mathias Ravn

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Menneskene i dramaet føles ikke, som om de er trukket ud af en lignelse eller en saga, og det hører blandt filmens fornemmeste fortrin.

Read full review at Soundvenue

Critic Patrik Linderholm

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...en enastående filmisk upplevelse.

Read full review at Moviezine

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Beasts of No Nation tells the story of Agu, a young boy who is forced to become a child soldier during a civil war in an unnamed West African country. After his family is torn apart by the conflict, Agu is recruited by a rebel group and undergoes a brutal initiation process, during which he is forced to commit atrocities. As he fights alongside the rebels, Agu struggles with the trauma of his experiences and grapples with his own moral identity. The film offers a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the devastating impact of war on children and society as a whole.

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You can stream Beasts of No Nation on: Netflix

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Beasts of No Nation was released in theaters on October 16, 2015.

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Beasts of No Nation was released for streaming on October 16, 2015.