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(2005) is a darkly satirical crime drama written and directed by Andrew Niccol . It features Nicolas Cage in one of his most measured and chilling roles as Yuri Orlov, a man who views the global arms trade not as a moral crisis, but as a supply-and-demand business . The Story: "How Do We Arm the Other Eleven?"

The film follows the rise of , a Ukrainian immigrant in New York who realizes that selling guns is more lucrative than running his family's restaurant. Accompanied by his reluctant brother Vitaly (played by Jared Leto ), Yuri navigates the collapse of the Soviet Union—exploiting the massive surplus of weaponry to become a premier "merchant of death". Lord of War

He balances his high-stakes deals with a manufactured "perfect" family life, including his marriage to supermodel Ava Fontaine (), while being relentlessly pursued by the uncompromising Interpol agent Jack Valentine ( Ethan Hawke ). Iconic Elements (2005) is a darkly satirical crime drama written