Despite my lack of an appetite for yet another film about child soldiers within the African continent (the danger of a single story), "Beasts of No Nation" is on my Oscar 2016 predictions lists. In what categories exactly, I can’t yet say, because the film hasn’t been publicly screened yet. But we can speculate that co-star Idris Elba just may snag a Best Supporting Actor nomination; director Cary Fukunaga may be a shoo-in for Best Director; the screenplay may get some attention; and maybe even the film itself for Best Picture (or Best Foreign Language Film).
Netflix picked up "Beast of No Nation" earlier this year, after a bidding war that ended with the streaming…
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