True Detective's Cary Fukunaga swaps crime-riddled Louisiana for war-torn West Africa in the savagely intense Beasts of No Nation. It also happens to be the first ever movie production from Netflix, who'll premiere it online the same day it hits cinemas. Expect the streaming giant to categorise it as 'Harrowing War Movie' - this one will leave its mark whether seen on small screen or big.
Idris Elba is the marquee name on the poster, but it's 14-year-old newcomer Abraham Attah who's the heart and soul of the story. He plays Agu, a high-spirited kid whose life gets upended after a violent militant coup sweeps through his village. On the run, Agu is taken in by Elba's warlord (known simply as Commandant) and transformed into a child soldier to spill blood in a messy civil war.
Beasts is all about the emotional tug of war between Agu and Commandant, the...
Idris Elba is the marquee name on the poster, but it's 14-year-old newcomer Abraham Attah who's the heart and soul of the story. He plays Agu, a high-spirited kid whose life gets upended after a violent militant coup sweeps through his village. On the run, Agu is taken in by Elba's warlord (known simply as Commandant) and transformed into a child soldier to spill blood in a messy civil war.
Beasts is all about the emotional tug of war between Agu and Commandant, the...
- 10/15/2015
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