Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation2015

Stars: Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor, Andrew Adote
Genre: Drama, War
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 137 minutes

Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by the Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala, that takes its title from Fela Kuti's 1989 album with the same name. The book was adapted as a film in 2015. The novel follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who … more »



Preacher:
Come and tell him how much we are suffering in here. Come! Everybody come.

Commandant:
So, you... You are the big man now, huh? Where will you be going? Huh? Will you surrender to the other NDF camp? No. they will eat you. And what of ECOMOD? Huh? That might be better, but what next? Jail? War crimes? Huh? You think you can just go and do what you want in peace? You will go back to your village and your family will not associate themselves with you. Huh? You will be nothing. You and your uneducated, poor mind, you'll be NOTHING. Nobody will care for you. Huh? Look at you. And you will wake up and you will rise and see the sun rise and see the sun set, and you can just wait all day ALL DAY with thousands of men just like you, waiting for somebody to give you a job. Huh? that's what you want to go and do? You are stupid! You have Nothing! No future! I am your future.

Preacher:
[Points gun to Commandant] You f***ing die here, sir.

Commandant:
What? [Points Gun to Preacher]

Commandant:
How are you going to shoot me if you don't have bullets? [Agu points gun to Commandant]

Commandant:
And you, Agu? You wanna kill Commandant? Hey, Agu, I want you to kill Commandant. Come. Push it.

Preacher:
[Whispers] Do It.

Commandant:
Come, Agu, come. Put It here. Here! A-ha! Aha! Wanna Kill Commandant?

Preacher:
Do It, Agu. Do It

Commandant:
Kill Commandant! You wanna surrender? Huh? You wanna surrender? You wanna surrender?

Agu:
Yes.

Commandant:
Hey, Agu. Just get out. Just Remember, when you are all poor and hungry, you'll remember me! You'll remember your commandant. Just go! Just go!

Preacher:
Come on. Everybody, let's move!

Commandant:
And know that I will be calling for you one day. Go and drink gunpowder tea and playing draughts. No, no, no. You remember me. You remember your Commandant. You're gonna say, Yeah. [Points to Agu] Remember, I will call for you again... and you'll come. Remember.

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