Beasts of No Nation

2015 · directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Beasts of No Nation (2015), directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Idris Elba

More from Cary Joji Fukunaga

1. Sin Nombre (2009) — 78/100
2. Jane Eyre (2011) — 76/100
3. No Time to Die (2021) — 74/100

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