Tagline: The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise
A political thriller that tells the story of illegal arms dealer Yuri Orlov with similarities to Russian dealers Viktor Bout and Leonid Minin. The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the trafficking of weapons by the international arms industry A movie that shows, explain, and analyze the Arms dealing in our world and how weapons can reach anyone and anywhere, if they have the resources ( cash, Drugs, Diamonds) Orlov gets his break after the Soviet Union breaks, where weapons of all kinds were available for sale inside the corrupted, poor ex-soviet republics, tanks, helicopters, and the most wanted the A-K Kalashnikov.
War zones shows in the movie Sierra Leone Civil War Lebanese Civil War Somali Civil War Soviet War in Afghanistan Second Liberian Civil War The Interpol tracks Orlov for a long time but he mange’s to escape and to be in business for a long time as orlov was so clever, had so many connection, and didn’t play by rules At the end the Interpol arrests him and predicts that Yuri will go to prison for a long time. And the most shocking is when Orlov is released, because he is a "necessary evil," as his role as a freelancer lets him distribute guns when the U.S government does not want to be seen supplying them. A free man, Yuri returns to arms selling
Quotes
Yuri Orlov: You know who's going to inherit the Earth? Arms dealers. Because everyone else is too busy killing each other.
That's the secret to survival. Never go to war. Especially with yourself
Yuri Orlov: There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?
Jack Valentine: Do you know why I do what I do? I mean, there are more prestigeous assignments. Keeping track of nuclear arsenels - you'd think that be more critical to world security. But it's not. No, nine out of ten war victims today are killed with assault rifles and small arms - like yours. Those nuclear weapons sit in their silos. Your AK-47, that's the real weapon of mass destruction.
Simeon Weisz: Bullets change governments far surer than votes.
Yuri Orlov: They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
Yuri Orlov: Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: a federation of worse oppressors than the last bunch of oppressors. Often, the most barbaric atrocities occur when both combatants proclaim themselves freedom-fighters.
Yuri Orlov: The reason I'll be released is the same reason you think I'll be convicted. I *do* rub shoulders with some of the most vile, sadistic men calling themselves leaders today. But some of these men are the enemies of *your* enemies. And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil.
Yuri Orlov: After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists.
Yuri Orlov: Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure; no one was lining up to buy their cars.
Yuri Orlov: Where there's a will, there's a weapon.
Yuri Orlov: The primary market was Africa, Eleven major conflicts involving twenty three countries in less than a decade. A gunrunner's wet dream. At the time the West couldn't care less, they had a white war in what was left of Yugoslavia.
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