Beasts of No Nation

2015 "Child. Captive. Killer."
7.7| 2h17m| R| en
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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.

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Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable
Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
saraccan One of the better war movies i saw lately. Really cool cinematography that enhances the beauty of Africa thats being taken for granted. It does a really good job immersing you into the war and make you care about the characters.Its about a kid who loses his family to war then is forced to join the mercenaries. We watch his transformation from an innocent child into a soldier as he questions his own actions and trying to survive.
maxfeldman Good piece of storytelling, good cinematography, good character development, overall solid movie. One of my gripes about this movie involved Abu not finding his mother at the end, although the end contains something of equal importance, Abu's ability to be free despite living a traumatic life.
gracefreeman The entire cast of Beast of no Nation was perfect! This movie was compelling with beautiful shots and music. The settling was shot somewhere in Africa, but it did not specify in the movie. The reason behind that was to have this movie be applied to all the African countries. I really appreciated this movie because my mom experienced 7 years of civil wars back in Liberia. Beast of No Nation is quite the untold story about such a huge political and inhumane problem within the African nation. Beast of no Nation painted vivid shots of what life was like for these child soldiers, so it can be a little hard to watch. I consider this movie to be an eye opener to African's culture. This was much more than entertainment, but more of a virtual experience. I would recommend this movie to anyone to watch.
nancydion-39501 This movie is EPIC. I cannot stop watching it. The mixed feelings, pain, hurt, perfect reflection of our society how did we get here?. Humans need to learn how to love one another truly. Idris is such an amazing actor the way he fits into character is indescribable...i cannot believe he didn't get an academy for this.