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Beasts of No Nation

Movie · 2015 · 137 min

A harrowing, immersive plunge into a child's loss of innocence that leaves you shaken and drained long after it ends.

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2015 film directed by Cary Fukunaga
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Year
2015
Runtime
137 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • trauma
  • violence
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Written by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring
Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, Grace Nortey
Music
Dan Romer
Cinematography
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Runtime
137 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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