Lord of War
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Lord of War is a 2005 political crime thriller written and directed by Andrew Niccol which starred Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005. Cage plays the antiheroic protagonist, an illegal arms dealer with similarities to Russian arms dealers Viktor Bout and Leonid Minin. The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the trafficking of weapons by the international arms industry.
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