Beasts of No Nation
The nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualties—a child soldier—in this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation unfolds in an unnamed, civil-war-torn West African country, where the young Agu (Abraham Attah, in a haunting debut performance) witnesses carnage in his village before falling captive to a band of rebel soldiers led by a ruthless commander (an explosive Idris Elba), who molds the boy into a hardened killer. Fukunaga’s relentlessly roving camera work and stunning visuals—realism so intensely visceral it borders on the surreal—immerse the viewer in a world of unimaginable horror without ever losing sight of the powerful human story at its center.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 2K digital master, approved by director Cary Joji Fukunaga, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Fukunaga and first assistant director Jon Mallard
- New documentary on the development and making of the film, featuring interviews with Fukunaga; author Uzodinma Iweala; actors Idris Elba and Abraham Attah; and producers Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, and Riva Marker
- New conversation between Fukunaga and film and television producer and cultural commentator Franklin Leonard
- New interview with costume designer Jenny Eagan
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Robert Daniels
New cover by Nessim Higson
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 2K digital master, approved by director Cary Joji Fukunaga, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Fukunaga and first assistant director Jon Mallard
- New documentary on the development and making of the film, featuring interviews with Fukunaga; author Uzodinma Iweala; actors Idris Elba and Abraham Attah; and producers Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, and Riva Marker
- New conversation between Fukunaga and film and television producer and cultural commentator Franklin Leonard
- New interview with costume designer Jenny Eagan
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Robert Daniels
New cover by Nessim Higson
Cast
- Abraham Attah
- Agu
- Idris Elba
- Commandant
- Emmanuel Afadzi
- Dike
- Kurt Egyiawan
- 2nd I-C
- Jude Akuwudike
- Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
- Ama K. Abebrese
- Mother
- Kobina Amissah-Sam
- Father
- Francis Weddey
- Big brother
- Emmanuel "King Kong" Nii Adom Quaye
- Strika
Credits
- Director
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Written for the screen by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Based on the book by
- Uzodinma Iweala
- Producers
- Amy Kaufman
- Daniela Taplin Lundberg
- Riva Marker
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Editors
- Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
- Pete Beaudreau
- Costume designer
- Jenny Eagan
- Production designer
- Inbal Weinberg
- Music
- Dan Romer
- Music supervisor
- Tracy McNight
- Casting
- Harrison Nesbit
- Art direction
- Miles Michael
Trailer for Beasts of No Nation
