Lord of War is a 2005 American crime drama film written, produced, and
directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas
Cage.The film was released in the United States on September 16, 2005,
to positive reviews and was a modest commercial success, grossing
$22.6 million over budget at the box office.Cage plays an illegal arms
dealer, inspired by the stories of several real-life arms dealers and
smugglers. The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group
Amnesty International for highlighting the arms trafficking by the
international arms industry.In the early 1980s, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas
Cage), the eldest son of a family of Ukrainian refugees, is visiting a
Brighton Beach restaurant, where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill
two would-be assassins holding Kalashnikov assault rifles. He is
inspired to go into the arms trade, comparing the constant need for
weapons to the similar human need for food. After completing his first
sale, Yuri convinces his brother Vitaly (Jared Leto) to become his
partner. They leave their family's restaurant behind and go into
business together.
directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas
Cage.The film was released in the United States on September 16, 2005,
to positive reviews and was a modest commercial success, grossing
$22.6 million over budget at the box office.Cage plays an illegal arms
dealer, inspired by the stories of several real-life arms dealers and
smugglers. The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group
Amnesty International for highlighting the arms trafficking by the
international arms industry.In the early 1980s, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas
Cage), the eldest son of a family of Ukrainian refugees, is visiting a
Brighton Beach restaurant, where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill
two would-be assassins holding Kalashnikov assault rifles. He is
inspired to go into the arms trade, comparing the constant need for
weapons to the similar human need for food. After completing his first
sale, Yuri convinces his brother Vitaly (Jared Leto) to become his
partner. They leave their family's restaurant behind and go into
business together.
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