BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., March 3 (UPI) -- Netflix says it plans to release the film Beasts of No Nation in theaters and online later this year.
Written and directed by True Detective's Cary Fukunaga, the drama stars Idris Elba. It is based on the acclaimed novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala and tells the story of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.