Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional 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.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 2, 2025
Brutal depiction of child soldiers, stripped of their innocence and thrust into a war without a clear objective. No delineation between good and evil. It’s fairly nuanced in that regard. Fukunaga’s direction and camera work are stellar creating some gorgeous and simultaneously haunting imagery. It’s one of the more harrowing films to experience and reminded me somewhat of Elem Klimov’s Come and See.