Beasts of No Nation basket The Lift (1972) and A

The Lift (1972) and A Field of Honor (1973)

Grim and taut yet perched on the border of the absurd

Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos (DVD only)

Art by Kevin "Spanky" Long

1” (53mm)• Fits boards: 8

Beasts of No Nation basket The Lift (1972) and AThe nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualtiesa child soldierin this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation unfolds in an unnamed, civil war torn West African country, where the young Agu (Abraham Attah, in a haunting debut performance) witnesses carnage in his village before falling captive to a band of rebel soldiers led by a