Beasts of No Nation. Screenplay by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the Book by Uzodinma Iweala
first edition
2015 · Los Angeles
by BEASTS OF NO NATION - THE FILM
Los Angeles: Netflix / Princess Grace Foundation, 2015. First Edition. Small format, paperbound, 5 1/4” x 8 1/4”, 111 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Beasts of No Nation written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, based on the book by Uzodinma Iweala, starring Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Afadzi, and Ricky Adel. A perfectbound book looking like a trade paperback. Fine copy in printed wrappers. The film tells the story of a young man named Agu (Abraham Attah) who is a child soldier in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Idris Elba won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. (Inventory #: 20810E)