'Beasts of No Nation' trailer is a terrifying glimpse at life as a child soldier

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Yohana Desta
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The new trailer for Beasts of No Nation will chill you right to the bone.

Starring Idris Elba, the film tells the fictional story of a young West African boy who forced to become a child soldier. Elba plays the cruel leader of the group of child soldiers in the war film, which was directed by Cary Fukunaga.

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Beasts of No Nation will be released in select theaters and Netflix on Oct. 16.

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