14 -year-old Ghanaian street boy wins Best Young Actor at Venice Films Festivals for his role in 'Beast of No Nations'

Attah Abraham

14-year-old Abraham Attah won Best Young Actor at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival held in Italy, for his outstanding role as a child soldier in the Netflix Original Film, 'Beasts of No Nations'. The extremely talented youngster was said to have been discovered while playing football on the street.


According the Director of the movie, Cary Fukunaga, Atta Abraham was randomly selected on the streets.
Cary Fukunaga according to the Business Insider said: “the lead in ‘Beasts of No Nation’ was essentially a street vendor before we shot the film. [He had] zero film experience, little education…but he became a somewhat professional actor, which was astounding to watch.

Source. Business Insider