Released in October 16, 2015, this movie explores the life of a child soldier caught between a civil war and forced into a group of child soldiers in an unspecified African country. The movie contains graphic scenery that is advised with an R-rating. This movie was created from the fiction novel Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala.

This film contains a setting that is realistic of child soldiers and hence the graphic imagery. Trigger warnings include blood, rape, murder, guns, and torture.

Beasts of No Nation is rated 4.2/5 by Rotten Tomatoes and is available to view on Netflix.

This is a story that tugs on the hearts of the viewers emotionally and similarly reflects on the idea of injustice and the corrupted idea of what doing “good” is. In this movie, both sides are ridden with evil. This explores the philosophies of humanity and especially through the use of children.

Personal Rating: 4.5/5