Cinemas Boycott Netflix's $12 Million Purchase 'Beasts Of No Nation'
Idris Elba's movie is considered a serious Oscar contender for 2015.
Beasts of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga's African war drama that was acquired by Netflix for $12 million, may only be shown in 200 to 250 independent theaters after Regal, AMC and Cinemark committed to boycotting the picture. The movie, starring Idris Elba, tells the story of a child soldier torn from his family to fight in a civil war in an unnamed African country.
Idris Elba heads the cast in Netflix's Beasts of No Nation
The chains have their backs up because the movie will screen online simultaneously with the theatrical release when there's usually at least a 90-day break between the two.
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