Beasts of No Nation

original title:
Beasts of No Nation
country / year of production:
Ghana , USA / 2014
original length:
137 min , color
premiere:
US: 2015
genre:
drama
based on:
Iweala, Uzodinma: Beasts of No Nation. London: John Murray, 2006.
director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
film script:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
producer:
Daniela Taplin Lundberg , Riva Marker , Amy Kaufman
cinematographer:
Klemens Becker
editor:
composer:
Cliff Martinez
cast (role):
Abraham Attah (Agu) , Idris Elba (Commander) , Ama K. Abebrese (Agu's Mother) , Richard Pepple (Father Friday) , Opeyemi Fagbohungbe (Sergeant Gaz) , Abraham Attah , Idris Elba , Ama K. Abebrese , Opeyemi Fagbohungbe , Richard Pepple
more:
plot synopsis:
West-African boy Agu is forced to become a child soldier after militant groups killed his father.
keywords:
child soldier , Civil War , order and obedience , rape , war crimes , youth during wartime
war:
literature:
remarks:
The war depicted in the movie is not explicitly stated, several details point to Nigeria as theatre of war.
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