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Overview
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Release Date:
10 October 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Trust no one. Deceive everyone. See more »
Plot:
Roger Ferris uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(247 articles)
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Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg Join Hugo Cabret Shooting in London
(From Filmofilia. 21 July 2010, 1:40 PM, PDT)
First the good news: Inception is a hit. Now the bad news ... | Charles Gant
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 July 2010, 9:50 AM, PDT)
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Engaging, intelligent
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Roger Ferris | |
| Russell Crowe | ... | Ed Hoffman | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Hani | |
| Golshifteh Farahani | ... | Aisha | |
| Oscar Isaac | ... | Bassam | |
| Ali Suliman | ... | Omar Sadiki | |
| Alon Aboutboul | ... | Al-Saleem | |
| Vince Colosimo | ... | Skip | |
| Simon McBurney | ... | Garland | |
| Mehdi Nebbou | ... | Nizar | |
| Michael Gaston | ... | Holiday | |
| Kais Nashif | ... | Mustafa Karami | |
| Jamil Khoury | ... | Marwan (as Jameel Khoury) | |
| Lubna Azabal | ... | Aisha's Sister Cala | |
| Ghali Benlafkih | ... | Aisha's Nephew Rowley |
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"World of Lies" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence including some torture, and for language throughout.
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128 min
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USA:R (certificate #44537) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:PG-12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | India:A | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Peru:14 | Norway:15 | Taiwan:R-12
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The soccer match that Aisha's nephews are watching on TV is a Nationwide League Division Three match between Yeovil Town and Torquay United. The match was played on 27th September 2003.See more »
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Continuity: When Roger goes to see Garland for the first time Garland pours him a coffee into a square cream colored mug. When they are in the next room he is now drinking from a round green mug.See more »
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Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.141" (2009)See more »
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Sabra DimaSee more »
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Does Bassam actually die? Or is he just seriously wounded?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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V. well-made; everyone from the cast and crew pulled their own weight in Body of Lies.
Director Ridley Scott's genius shines through what could have been another unpalatable, trite topic of the US' relations with the Middle East and terrorism. He expertly unravels the story of CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is assigned to flush out an evasive terrorist who is blowing up public places all over the world. Ferris is increasingly frustrated with his boss Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe)'s impatience and double dealings, which more than once puts himself in jeopardy, challenges the trust he is trying to build with Jordanian leader Hani (Mark Strong) and his budding romance with the pretty Palestinian nurse Aisha (Golshifteh Farahani).
DiCaprio just keeps getting better and better as he is now more able to lose himself in a role and successfully shed the pretty. Crowe does well in an understated but dangerously quiet role as a Washington-based puppetmaster. The versatile Italian-Austrian Andy Garcia-lookalike Strong is fantastic as the powerful Hani, while Farahani's face lights up the screen and turns in a memorable performance as well.
The attention to detail in this movie is just awesome; the action sequences are not over the top but satisfactory enough to not lose the main storyline despite the complex thread of subplots. Overall, an engaging, intelligently-made film.