Beasts of No Nation (2015) – Filming Locations
Drama / War · Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · Starring Abraham Attah, Ama K. Abebrese
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
Where was Beasts of No Nation filmed?
- Accra, Ghana, Accra – Opening scenes establishing the protagonist's life before the war in an unnamed West African city. Accra served as the primary filming location for the film's West African setting, providing authentic urban and residential environments
- Kumasi, Ghana, Kumasi – Scenes depicting the war-torn countryside and rebel military camp locations. Rural areas around Kumasi were used to depict the brutal militia training grounds and guerrilla warfare sequences central to the narrative
- Cape Coast, Ghana, Cape Coast – Scenes depicting the protagonist's displacement and coastal regions affected by conflict. The coastal landscape provided realistic settings for sequences involving refugee displacement and the human toll of civil war