Beasts of No Nation
“Child. Captive. Killer.”
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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Cast
21 people
Abraham Attah
Agu
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Idris Elba
Commandant
Known for
Zootopia
The Wire
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Strika
Also in
Azali
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
Sergeant Gaz
No other roles listed
Emmanuel Affadzi
Dike
Also in
Borga
The Fisherman
Richard Pepple
Father Friday
Known for
The Rig
COBRA
Ama K. Abebrese
Mother
Also in
The Burial of Kojo
Azali
Kobina Amissah-Sam
Father
Also in
The Burial of Kojo
Out of the Village
John Arthur
Angry Bush Taxi Driver
Known for
Renegade Nell
Kurt Egyiawan
2nd I-C
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Exorcist
Jude Akuwudike
Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Known for
Gangs of London
Sahara
Ricky Adelayitor
Village Constable
Also in
Public Toilet Africa
The Fisherman
Cary Joji Fukunaga Director · Uzodinma Iweala Author Dan Romer Composer
Worldwide gross $9.1M · Budget $6M · United States release October 16, 2015
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,077,700
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Participant
Production
Red Crown Productions
Production
Levante Filmes
Production
Mutressa Movies
Production
Primary Productions
Production
Parliament of Owls
Production
Netflix
Studio
Focus Features
Production
Participant Media
Production
Brazil · United States · Ghana
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Akan · English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2015
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 16, 2015
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 2015
Digital
United States
September 7, 2015 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Australia
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Austria
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Brazil
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Streaming
Canada
September 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 3, 2016 · Digital
Ecuador
October 16, 2015 · Digital
Finland
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
France
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
October 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 5, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
India
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Ireland
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Israel
June 4, 2019 · Digital · Netflix
Japan
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Mexico
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Netherlands
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Philippines
January 6, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
January 6, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
October 20, 2015 · Digital
Romania
September 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
South Africa
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
October 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Switzerland
October 16, 2015 · Digital
Taiwan
October 5, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Türkiye
January 5, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
October 8, 2015 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 16, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
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