Lord of War


Andrew Niccol (S1m0ne, The Truman Show, Gattaca) is back with a penetrating look at the international arms trade. Set shortly after the end of the Cold War, a small-time arms dealer suddenly finds himself with access to large quantities of cheap Soviet-made weaponry. As he deals to satisfy the demand of his international customers, he has to come to terms with the consequences of his trade, as well as stay ahead of the Interpol agent on his trail.

119 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Guess I shouldn
Guess I shouldn't have sold those guns...

Credits

Cast
Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Shake Tukhmanyan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian
Director
Andrew Niccol
ScreenplayAndrew Niccol
MusicAntonio Pinto, A.R. Rahman, Nathan Whitehead
CinematographyAmir M. Mokri
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2005
Produced byAscendant Pictures, Endgame Entertainment, Entertainment Manufacturing Company, Reeleyes Film, Rising Star, Saturn Films, VIP 3 Medienfonds

Official Site | IMDB page | CAP Report | ScreenIt Report

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama / Satire
LanguageStrong, frequent
NudityMild, infrequent
SexModerate, infrequent
ViolenceStrong, bloody, frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsNone
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Adjusted Childcare Action Project (CAP) Report (USA)

CategoryScore (-50 to 50)
Wanton Violence / Crime
-50
Impudence / Hate
-50
Sexual Immorality
-43
Drugs / Alcohol
-50
Offence to God
-8
Murder / Suicide
-37
Final score
-40

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
5
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
2
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
2
Music (Inappropriate)
3
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Jeanne Hugo
1
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan
10
iAfrica.com
Nils van der Linden
10
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
12
The Star
Theresa Smith
10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
BBC
Andy Jacobs
15
Box Office
Shlomo Schwartzberg
5
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
18
eye Weekly
Paul Isaacs
13
IMDB Staff
Keith Simanton
16

What the People say

Internet
5082 Netizens
15

Average .. 56%

11

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas:

The lead character is based on a real person, Viktor Vasilevich (aka Anatoliyevich) Bout. See the Wayne Madsen Report (scroll down to December 11, 2005):






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