Body of Lies

– The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 8 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Body of Lies (2008)

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

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Producing Country:
USA, UK
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Body of Lies (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Oct 2008

Language:

English, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writer:

William Monahan (screenplay), David Ignatius (novel)

Main Actors:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani

Plot:

Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." The Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all over Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to them. The plan is complicated by its being a secret from Hani and by Roger's attraction to a local nurse. Satellites and cell phones, bodies and lies: modern warfare.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$39,380,442

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
Metacritic:
57%