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Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

2015

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Richard Pepple, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe ...

7.3

14,698

Drama. War A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. One day the school closes because there is no more government. A boy is dragged out of a village hut, beaten by another, smaller boy nearly to death, then given the choice between life and death by a man called Commandant. He chooses life.

	Author	Review
United States	Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"Surely one of the most beautiful films about ultimate ugliness ever, Cary Joji Fukunaga's immersive and profoundly moving 'Beasts of No Nation' is a hollowing experience."	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A pulverising war movie (...) The director is Cary Joji Fukunaga, whose most recent project was the first season of True Detective, and this shows no less ambition or verve. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A very powerful and confidently made movie, a film that really puts its audience through the wringer, which finally refuses any palliative gestures, with towering performances from Elba and Attah. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A stark, beautifully shot drama (...) It absolutely does belong on a big screen, though, and more important, it just deserves to be seen."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Grim, grueling and gripping. (...) Fukunaga's camerawork is — as in his earlier films — lustrous (...) Central to the film's power and success are the two lead performances."	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"A bold and harrowing drama (...) Cary Fukunaga has crafted a gripping film about a thoroughly depressing subject (...) Audiences willing to explore such dark subject matter will be rewarded on multiple levels"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The unsentimental education of an African child soldier is captured with savage beauty and matter-of-fact horror in 'Beasts of No Nation', a tough-minded, tough-viewing chronicle of a civil war."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A project of considerable integrity which makes for a consistently-engrossing, if over-long, viewing experience."	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"A bold and harrowing drama (...) Cary Fukunaga has crafted a gripping film about a thoroughly depressing subject (...) Audiences willing to explore such dark subject matter will be rewarded on multiple levels"	POS

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