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Beasts of No Nation (2015)

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Beasts of No Nation
Drama
Documentary
War
Release Date
September 11, 2015
Director
Cary Fukunaga
Cast
Abraham Attah , Emmanuel Affadzi , Ricky Adelayitor , Andrew Adote , Vera Nyarkoah Antwi , Ama Abebrese
Runtime
133
Main Genre
Drama
Writers
Cary Fukunaga , Uzodinma Iweala
Studio
Focus Features
Tagline
Child. Captive. Killer.

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