Beasts of No Nation - The Criterion Collection

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 (True Detective). 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 (Abraham Attah, in a haunting debut performance) witnesses carnage in his village before becoming the captive of a band of rebel soldiers led by a ruthless commander (an explosive Idris Elba [The Wire]), who moulds 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 centre.

• 2K digital master, approved by director Cary Joji Fukunaga, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• New audio commentary featuring Fukunaga and first assistant director Jon Mallard
• Two new documentaries 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 producer and cultural commentator Franklin Leonard
• New interview with costume designer Jenny Eagan
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• English descriptive audio
• An essay by film critic Robert Daniels