Beasts of No Nation vs Palestine 36

Palestine 36 has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.6/10 for Beasts of No Nation). Palestine 36 is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 17m. Beasts of No Nation is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Beasts of No NationPalestine 36
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 8.1/10
Year20152025
Length2h 17m1h 59m
GenresDrama, WarDrama, History, War
Country–Palestinian Territory
DirectorCary Joji FukunagaAnnemarie Jacir
Main castNana Mensah, Idris Elba, Jude Akuwudike, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Nii Adom QuayeRobert Aramayo, Liam Cunningham, Billy Howle, Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass

Synopsis

Beasts of No Nation

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional 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.

Palestine 36

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.

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