VIDEO: Beasts of No Nation trailer - from the director of True Detective

Netflix makes its first foray into dramatic feature-film releasing with Beasts of No Nation, coming to the streaming platform in October 2015.

Based on the book by Nigerian author Azodinma Iweala, it's the story of a young child called Agu who is taken from his family anf forced to become a soldier. Trapped in a civil war and destined for a life of cruelty, he is taken in my a warlord known as the Commandant.

The first teaser trailer for the film is here. It's pretty intense stuff.