Lord of War (2005)

Coming Out at 16 September 2005 in theaters.

Action, Crime, Drama

Lord of War is 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 but was a commercial failure. 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.

Yuri’s first big break comes in the 1982 Lebanon War, when he sells guns to all sides of the conflict, despite witnessing war crimes and atrocities. As Yuri becomes more successful in the war’s aftermath, his business comes to the attention of Interpol and in particular idealistic agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke). Valentine represents a unique threat to Yuri because he is after glory, not money, and thus cannot be bought off.

Director: Andrew Niccol

Writer: Andrew Niccol

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Eamonn Walker, Liya Kebede

Cast:

Nicolas Cage	…	Yuri Orlov
Bridget Moynahan	…	Ava Fontaine
Jared Leto	…	Vitaly Orlov
Shake Tukhmanyan	…	Irina Orlov
Jean-Pierre Nshanian	…	Anatoly Orlov
Jared Burke	…	Ukrainian Mobster
Eric Uys	…	Ukrainian Mobster
David Shumbris	…	Ukrainian Mobster
Stewart Morgan	…	Ukrainian Mobster
Jasper Lenz	…	Gregor
Stephen Gregor	…	Eli Kurtzman
Kobus Marx	…	Boris
Stephan De Abreu	…	Liev
Jeremy Crutchley	…	Arms Fair Salesman
Ian Holm	…	Simeon Weisz
Tanya Finch	…	Ingrid
Lize Jooste	…	Natasha
Yaseen Abdullah	…	Lebanese Customer
Donald Sutherland	…	Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)
David Harman	…	Colonel Oliver Southern
Neil Tweddle	…	Colonel Oliver Southern
Prosper Hakiziman	…	Somalian Freedom Fighter
Chi Zhang Yi	…	Borneo Officer
Sajad Khan	…	Mujahadeen Leader
John Sferopoulos	…	Freighter Captain
Gamiet Peterson	…	‘Kono’ Painter
Ethan Hawke	…	Jack Valentine
Danie Struwig	…	Interpol Agent Ryan
Tony Caprari	…	Raoul
Jack Niccol	…	Young Nicolai
Annelene Terblanche	…	Angel
Stanislav Majer	…	Ukrainian Guard
Evgeniy Lazarev	…	General Dmitri
Zdenek Pechácek	…	Ukraine Major
Weston Cage Coppola	…	Vladimir
Larissa Bond	…	Alena
Sammi Rotibi	…	Andre Baptiste Junior
Gugulethu ‘Gugu’ Zulu	…	Andre’s Driver
Debbie Jones	…	Cheerleader Mariama
Mirriam Ngomani	…	Cheerleader Asura
Eamonn Walker	…	Andre Baptiste Senior
Tayo Oyekoya	…	Liberian Lieutenant
Dexter Nwanya	…	Hotel Africa Porter
Yule Masiteng	…	Head Porter
Liya Kebede	…	Faith
Jasmine Burgess	…	Gloria
Siyamthanda Ndlangalavu	…	Boy Lieutenant
Tanit Phoenix Copley	…	Candy
Kutcha	…	Interpol Agent Maxwell
Konstantin Egorov	…	Aleksei
Vadim Dobrin	…	Leonid
Hlomla Dandala	…	Interpol Pilot
Tony Kgoroge	…	Mbizi
Young Bakubas	…	Hotel Africa Band
Jerry Mofokeng	…	Ernest
Mzwanele Jafta	…	General ‘No Living Thing’
Carlin April	…	Jewel
Masisi Ndlumbini	…	Sadio
Bupe Chanda	…	Saran
Sonni Chidiebere	…	Monrovian Militiaman
Sydney Hall	…	Monrovian Militiaman
Nalu Tripician	…	Older Nicolai
Jonathan Ave	…	Interpol Agent James
Akin Omotoso	…	General Solomon
Steve Ruge	…	A.T.F. Agent Callahan
Ali Mk	…	Sudan Border Guard
Mohamed Omar	…	Sudan Border Guard
David Aranovich	…	Additional Russian Voices (voice)
Anthony Bradshaw	…	Russian Soldier
Ty Copeman	…	Art Dealer
Mikhail Gorbachev	…	(archive footage)
Stephen Hughes	…	Bodyguard
Jean-Michel Richaud	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Inna Swann	…	Additional Russian Voices (voice)
Ryan Tygh	…	Rehab Orderly
Patrick John Walton	…	FBI Agent / Ukraine Major

Sources: imdb & wikipedia