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Body of Lies (2008)

Release Date:
Friday, October 10, 2008

MPAA Rating:
R

Rating Reason:
For strong violence including some torture, and for language throughout

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Simon McBurney

Written By:
William Monahan

Director:
Ridley Scott

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Synopsis:
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe, Ferris' next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line--CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe).

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STUDIO SYNOPSIS
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe, Ferris' next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line--CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Strategizing from a laptop in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorist out into the open, Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world, but the closer Ferris gets to the target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the only one that will get him out alive.

"Body of Lies" stars Oscar® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio ("Blood Diamond," "The Aviator," "The Departed"), Oscar® winner Russell Crowe ("Gladiator," "The Insider"), Mark Strong ("Stardust"), Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani ("M for Mother"), Oscar Isaac ("The Nativity Story") and Simon McBurney ("The Golden Compass").

The film is directed by three-time Academy Award® nominee Ridley Scott ("Black Hawk Down," "Gladiator," "Thelma & Louise") from a screenplay by Oscar® winner William Monahan ("The Departed") based on the novel by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. Donald De Line ("The Italian Job") and Ridley Scott are the producers, with Michael Costigan ("American Gangster," "Brokeback Mountain") and Charles J.D. Schlissel ("The Prestige") serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team is led by cinematographer Alexander Witt ("American Gangster"), Oscar®-nominated production designer Arthur Max ("American Gangster," "Gladiator") Oscar®-winning editor Pietro Scalia ("Black Hawk Down"), and Oscar®-winning costume designer Janty Yates ("Gladiator"). Marc Streitenfeld ("Kingdom of Heaven") composed the score.

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