Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Child. Captive. Killer.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
-
Abraham Attah
as Agu
-
Idris Elba
as Commandant
- Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye as Strika
- Opeyemi Fagbohungbe as Sergeant Gaz
-
Emmanuel Affadzi
as Dike
-
Richard Pepple
as Father Friday
-
Ama K. Abebrese
as Mother
-
Kobina Amissah-Sam
as Father
-
John Arthur
as Angry Bush Taxi Driver
-
Kurt Egyiawan
as 2nd I-C
-
Jude Akuwudike
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
- Ricky Adelayitor as Village Constable
- Ernest Abbeyquaye as Paramount Chief
-
Nana Mensah
as Young Girl
- Andrew Adote as Ecomod 2nd Lieutenant
- Francis Weddey as Big Brother
-
Fred Nii Amugi
as Pastor
- Grace Nortey as Old Witch Woman
Crew
-
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Director
-
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Director of Photography
-
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Editor
- Pete Beaudreau Editor
-
Dan Romer
Original Music Composer
-
Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Producer
-
Riva Marker
Producer
-
Idris Elba
Producer
- Daniel Crown Producer
-
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Producer
- Amy Kaufman Producer
-
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Screenplay
