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Beasts of No Nation

Child. Captive. Killer.

Released PG 137 min 7.7/10 Votes: 87514

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.

Type:

Movie

Socials:

Genre:

Drama, War

Release:

2015-09-11

Year:

2024

Country:

Brazil

Website:

netflix.com

Language:

English

Budget:

$6M

Revenue:

$9M

Companies:

Participant, Red Crown Productions, Levante Filmes, Mutressa Movies, Primary Productions, Parliament of Owls

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