Is Beasts of No Nation scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beasts of No Nation sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beasts of No Nation violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beasts of No Nation easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Beasts of No Nation end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Beasts of No Nation

Name: Beasts of No Nation
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2015
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Emmanuel Affadzi

Child. Captive. Killer.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

Produced by Participant, Red Crown Productions

2015137 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching portrait of a child's moral and psychological destruction through forced conscription in a brutal civil war.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Combat and Battles Kids In Danger Immigrants and Exiles Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama War

Keywords

Guerrilla Warfare Civil War Based On Novel Or Book Africa Refugee Machete Drug Use Jungle Child Soldier West Africa Children In Wartime Brutal Violence

Where to watch

StreamNetflix

Questions people ask

Is Beasts of No Nation scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Beasts of No Nation sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Beasts of No Nation violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is Beasts of No Nation easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Beasts of No Nation end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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