Beasts of No Nation (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Separated from his family as the government of his West African nation fell, young Agu (Abraham Attah) fled into the clutches of a rebel militia headed up by the brutal Commandant (Idris Elba). Assimilated into the battalion and indoctrinated in their violent and ruthless tactics, the boy soldier finds his comrades paying the price of their leader's overreach-and himself grasping for innocence lost. Gripping read on the Uzodinma Iweala novel co-stars Jude Akuwudike, Emmanuel Nii. 136 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer.

Rating: NR