Review of Beasts of No Nation (2015) by Frederick C — 09 Dec 2015

Wow... What a f#ck up movie. Great movie to show you how ugly this world can be. Very hard to watch. But it's an amazing story. Idris Elba kills it.

This review of Beasts of No Nation (2015) was written by Frederick C on 09 Dec 2015.

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