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Cary Joji FukunagaScreenplay:
Cary Joji FukunagaCinematography:
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Dan RomerCast:
Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, Ama K. Abebrese, Emmanuel Affadzi, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Kobina Amissah-Sam, Richard Pepple (more)VOD (1)
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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 becoming the captive of a band of rebel soldiers led by a ruthless commander (an explosive Idris Elba), who moulds 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 centre. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
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Independent Spirit Awards
- 2016 - Abraham Attah (Best Male Lead)
- 2016 - Idris Elba (Best Supporting Male)
- 2016 - Amy Kaufman, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, Idris Elba, Riva Marker (Best Feature)
- 2016 - Cary Joji Fukunaga (Best Director)
- 2016 - Cary Joji Fukunaga (Best Cinematography)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2016 - Idris Elba (Best Supporting Actor)
Golden Globes
- 2016 - Idris Elba (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2016 - Abraham Attah (Best Young Actor/Actress)
Venice Film Festival
- 2015 - Abraham Attah (Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor)
- 2015 - Cary Joji Fukunaga (Golden Lion for Best Film)