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.
Genres
Drama, War
Studio
Participant
Language
en
Status
Released
How Beasts of No Nation performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$9.1M
Gross Profit
$3.1M
Return
1.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Agu
Abraham Attah
Agu
Commandant
Idris Elba
Commandant
Strika
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Strika
Sergeant Gaz
Opeyemi Fagbohungbe
Sergeant Gaz
Dike
Emmanuel Affadzi
Dike
Father Friday
Richard Pepple
Father Friday
Mother
Ama K. Abebrese
Mother
Father
Kobina Amissah-Sam
Father
Angry Bush Taxi Driver
John Arthur
Angry Bush Taxi Driver
2nd I-C
Kurt Egyiawan
2nd I-C
Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Jude Akuwudike
Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Village Constable
Ricky Adelayitor
Village Constable
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