Beasts of no nation

Author

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English and Akan dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Idris Elba, Kurt Egyiwan, Jude Akuwudike, Emmanuel "King Kong" Nii Adom Quaye, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ama K. Abebrese.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2021]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (136 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"The nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualties--a child soldier--in this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation unfolds in an unnamed, civil-war-torn West African country, where the young Agu witnesses carnage in his village before falling captive to a band of rebel soldiers led by a ruthless commander, who molds the boy into a hardened killer. Fukunaga's relentlessly roving camera work and stunning visuals--realism so intensely visceral it borders on the surreal--immerse the viewer in a world of unimaginable horror without ever losing sight of the powerful human story at its center"--Container.

Notes

Based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Special features: 2K digital master, approved by director Cary Joji Fukunaga ; new audio commentary featuring Fukunaga and first assistant director Jon Mallard ; new documentary on the development and making of the film, featuring interviews with Fukunaga, author Uzodinma Iweala, actors Idris Elba and Abraham Attah, and producers Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, and Riva Marker ; new conversation between Fukunaga and film and television producer and cultural commentator Franklin Leonard ; new interview with costume designer Jenny Eagan ; trailer.