Beasts of No Nation - The Criterion Collection

Cary Joji Fukunaga writes and directs this US war drama based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala.

In West Africa, young Agu (Abraham Attah) is forced to join a group of rebel fighters when his country descends into civil war.

Captured by the Commandant (Idris Elba) when he is separated from his family, Agu undergoes a brutal initiation into the group of guerrilla fighters.

Under the watchful eye of the Commandant, Agu is forced to experience the horrors of war as he transforms into a ruthless freedom fighter.