Lord of War (UHD Blu-ray) Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook review
No American studio would back the film due to its "troubling conclusions" about the U.S. military’s role in the arms trade, forcing the production to rely on international financing. Cinematic Brilliance and Dark Satire
The Merchant of Death: Why Lord of War (2005) Still Hits Like a Bullet
The film follows (Nicolas Cage), a Ukrainian-American immigrant who rises from selling Uzis in Little Odessa to becoming a global "Lord of War". While Yuri is a fictional character, he is a composite of several real-life arms dealers, most notably Viktor Bout , often referred to as the "Merchant of Death".