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Based on the book by Uzodinma Iweala, which Fukunaga adapted, the movie centers on a young boy, Agu, whose childhood in a West African country is torn asunder by a brutal civil war that rips him away from his family. As Agu hesistates, Elba’s warlord gets impatient, haranguing and kicking the boy to do his work until he apparently snaps – and the footage cuts out.
Although Beasts of No Nation won’t be the first feature ever to premiere on Netflix, it’s the first in a new push by the company to compete with established theatrical distributors.
In the gripping new trailer for “Beasts of No Nation“, an uncompromising Idris Elba barks at a petrified child soldier and demands he murder a captured foe.
It is also set to be screened at both Venice and Toronto global film festivals in September.
The film will only be shown in Landmark Theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, Indianapolis, Houston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, San Diego and St. Louis.
Back when it was announced that Netflix was plotting a day-and-date theatrical and streaming release, the major theater chains – AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Carmike – boycotted the flick, infuriated by its flouting of the traditional 90-day exclusive theatrical window.
The movie is produced by Elba, Fukunaga, Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker and Dan Crown for Red Crown Productions.
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Netflix also released the film’s first teaser on Thursday.
