
Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu 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 Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a ch... (Full plot summary below)
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Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu 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 Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.
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| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertAlthough it's hard not to flinch every time a bullet fires, these are not shock tactics, but frightening parts of a compassionate, well-crafted film. |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyThe picture reminds us... that there are fates worse than death. |
| What CultureAlex LeadbeaterBeasts Of No Nation is ground-breaking. Not just because it marks a new age of film distribution, but also the ascension of its director to the status of modern great. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI never felt emotionally exploited by the terrors on screen. Rather, Beasts of No Nation is an act of gripping empathy. |
| StarburstPeter TurnerWhile Beasts of No Nation is far from easy viewing, it is powerful, urgent and heartbreaking filmmaking and a stark reminder of how boys become beasts in a war without end. |
| Black Nerd ProblemsWilliam EvansA tough, but rewarding watch. As this is Netflix's first charge into feature films, they have set a pretty high bar for themselves. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayFukunaga imbues this study of manipulation and manufactured loyalty with an unsettling degree of visual richness and lush natural detail. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThis is a harrowing film to watch. In spite of the vibrant jungle greens and the searing sun, it’s as bleak a vision of modern warfare as has ever been put on screen. |
| Cinema MovilFernando Santoyo TelloA heartbreaking drama that's hard, touches on a controversial subject, it's very depressing, yet it rewards the audience. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Flickering MythRobert KojderBeasts of No Nation is that rare monster of a film that is incredibly difficult to watch, yet impossible to look away from |