Body of Lies is a 2008 American thriller film adaptation of the novel of the same name by David Ignatius about a CIA operative who goes to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. The film is directed by Ridley Scott, director of American Gangster and Black Hawk Down, written by William Monahan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani and Australian actor Vince Colosimo. Production took place in Washington D.C. and Morocco. Body of Lies was released in the United States on October 10, 2008.
Plot
Roger Ferris (Dicaprio) is a CIA operative in Iraq who is trying to track down Al Salim. His partner is killed in a car blast and he is sent to Jordan. Ed Hoffman (Crowe) keeps track of his progress and spies on Ferris via Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. In Jordan, Ferris meets Hani Salaam, head of the Jordanian General Intelligence Department, or GID. Hani tells Ferris to never lie to him. Hoffman finds an Al Salim safehouse in Jordan and Ferris is hired to spy on it. Hoffman, however, hires someone else to aide Ferris without Ferris' consent. Ferris then accuses Hoffman of running "side operations" and tells Hoffman to lay off. Ferris chases down someone from the safe house and is bitten by dogs in the process. While in the hospital he meets Aisha, a nurse and he falls in love with her. Meanwhile Hoffman has Ferris' partner follow one of Hani's men in Al Salim's group. Ferris' partner is caught and Hani blames Ferris because Hani's man lit fire to a building with vital information. Hani tells Ferris to leave Jordan. Ferris comes back to the States for a while and tells Hoffman of a plan of making a fake terrorist in order to make contact with Al Salim. They frame an architect named Omar Sadiki. Hani tells Ferris to come back to Jordan because he knows that he needs Ferris. While Ferris is back in Jordan, Sadiki is kidnapped by Al Salim. Salim gets information from Sadiki about Ferris and he then kills Sadiki. Hani then pretends to kidnap Aisha in order to make Ferris think it was Al Salim. Hani knew Ferris would go looking for Salim, and when he found him they can take him down. However Ferris doesn't know this. Hani then has Ferris picked up by one of his men in Al Salim's group (again Ferris doesn't know it is really Hani's men) and Ferris is taken to Al Salim. Salim tries to make Ferris talk, and severs two fingers in the process, but it does not work. Right before killing him, Hani's men come in and kill all of Al Salim's men, saving Ferris. In the end Ferris tells Hoffman that he quits and lives in Jordan with Aisha.
| Directed by | Ridley Scott | |
|---|---|---|
| Produced by | Ridley Scott Donald De Line | |
| Written by | Novel: David Ignatius Screenplay: William Monahan | |
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio Russell Crowe Golshifteh Farahani Carice van Houten Vince Colosimo | |
| Music by | Marc Streitenfeld | |
| Cinematography | Alexander Witt | |
| Editing by | Pietro Scalia | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. | |
| Release date(s) | Australia: October 9, 2008 North America: October 10, 2008 | |
| Running time | 128 min | |
| Country | United States | |
| Language | English | |
| Budget | US$70,000,000 | |
| Gross revenue | US$13,100,000 |
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