Just watched this tonight. Based on a true story Nicholas Cage stars as the international Gun Smuggler. Cage plays the part of a Ukranian immigrant living in New York and realises that the life of inheriting his fathers Ukranian coffee shop is not for him. He sells his first gun to some gang banger in the early 80's and is hooked.
He then ends up selling tonnes of guns and munitions left over from the original war in Afghanistan. It charts his 20 year career in gun running to every warlord, despot and dictator this side of doomsday. It then charts his career and his constant battle with Interpol and other gun smugglers at the end of the cold war. Cameos courtesy of Ethan Hawke and Ian Holm respectivley
Parallels can be drawn with Godfellas for gritiness and also for Cage serving a narative throughout the film that is well scripted. Moreover for the simillarities between Henry Hill and Yuri Orlov(Cage)
Has a very poigniant message throught the film. Which culminates in the closing scene as the credits roll. "The 5 biggest countries guilty of gun running are America, Russia, China, UK & France. These are the 5 permenant members of the UN security council"
One of those films that could quite easily slip under the radar as its not mainstream, mind numbing spoon fed entertainment. Well worth a watch
He then ends up selling tonnes of guns and munitions left over from the original war in Afghanistan. It charts his 20 year career in gun running to every warlord, despot and dictator this side of doomsday. It then charts his career and his constant battle with Interpol and other gun smugglers at the end of the cold war. Cameos courtesy of Ethan Hawke and Ian Holm respectivley
Parallels can be drawn with Godfellas for gritiness and also for Cage serving a narative throughout the film that is well scripted. Moreover for the simillarities between Henry Hill and Yuri Orlov(Cage)
Has a very poigniant message throught the film. Which culminates in the closing scene as the credits roll. "The 5 biggest countries guilty of gun running are America, Russia, China, UK & France. These are the 5 permenant members of the UN security council"
One of those films that could quite easily slip under the radar as its not mainstream, mind numbing spoon fed entertainment. Well worth a watch
