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Lord of War (2005)

R  |   |  Crime, Drama, Thriller  |  16 September 2005 (USA)
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An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.

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This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. The film also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined federal agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does. Written by davidgraham83@hotmail.co.uk

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He Sells Guns... And He's Making A Killing. See more »

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Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

16 September 2005 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El señor de la guerra  »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,390,144 (USA) (16 September 2005)

Gross:

$148,101 (Chile) (24 November 2006)
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Trivia

In the opening scene of the bullet being manufactured and then traveling along the conveyor and into its box. Just before the box is sealed, the box in front of it has: Odessa, Ukraine, stamped on it. Subsequently, this is where Yuri's family came from before settling in America. See more »

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Yuri uses a cell phone to make a call from the ship at sea where there is no carrier signal. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Yuri Orlov: There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?
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References Belly (1998) See more »

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Bobo-Dioulasso
Written by Cheikh Lô (as Cheikh Lo) and Habib Faye
Performed by Cheikh Lô (as Cheikh Lo)
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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A Surprising Morality Tale
9 October 2005 | by (North Hollywood, Clifornia) – See all my reviews

I was really surprised that Hollywood was able to tackle a huge moral morass like the black market arms trade and leave the moral issues in the audience's lap. Yuri (played by Nicholas Cage) goes to work in a particularly ugly world. When he says that he's had a bad day at the office, you can be pretty sure that someone has been shot or blown up. At any event, what I liked about this picture was that although Yuri obviously has some moral issues to wrestle with, he does so on his own terms, and we are left to figure out the rights and the wrongs. Since most movie-goers don't like to leave a movie with food for thought, this picture may not play very broadly in theaters, but I hope it gets a good audience on video. I also though that Jared Leto was wonderful as Yuri's tragically addicted and unhappy brother.


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