Lord of War

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Lord of War
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R,2hrs 2min
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September 16, 2005
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Lions Gate
Synopsis: One man demonstrates how to get rich selling warring nations the tools of their deadly trade in this dark comedy drama. Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is an opportunistic businessman who stumbled into a gold mine after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Huge caches of Soviet weapons became available at bargain prices (and even for free if one wasn't above stealing), and as literally billions of dollars' worth of Soviet military technology disappeared, it began finding its way ... Full Synopsis
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A bleak comedy, funny in a "Catch-22" sort of way, and at the same time an angry outcry against the gun traffic. Full Review
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62
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Yuri Orlov
Vitali Orlov
Ava Fontaine
Simeon Weisz
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