Beasts of No Nation
Child. Captive. Killer.
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.
- Director
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $9M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Beasts of No Nation returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- Sep 11, 2015
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Akan, English
- Country
- Brazil, United States of America
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