Everything You Need To Know About Body of Lies …As It Relates To You And Your World The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

Strategizing from a laptop in the suburbs, CIA veteran 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, U.S. Intelligence operative 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. MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence including some torture, and for language throughout) Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

LEONARDO DICAPRIO (Roger Ferris)  Gained worldwide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic  A committed environmentalist,  During the filming of Blood Diamond, he worked with 24 orphaned children from the SOS Children's Village in Maputo, Mozambique, Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

RUSSELL CROWE (Ed Hoffman) RUSSELL CROWE (Ed Hoffman)  Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator.  Learning of a fire- bombing at a Jewish elementary school that took place in Montreal he offered a reported $250,000 donation to help rebuild its library Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI (Aisha)  An acclaimed Iranian actress  She is highly involved in environmental activities and has also become the ambassador for fighting tuberculosis in Iran.  Subsequent to her involvement in the U.S. Body of Lies, she reportedly has been prevented by Iranian authorities from leaving Iran. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

RIDLEY SCOTT (Director/Producer)  His films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven, and American Gangster.  His brother is fellow film director Tony Scott. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

(L-r) Director RIDLEY SCOTT and producer DONALD DE LINE De Line is also developing big-screen versions of "The Jetsons," in collaboration with writer- director Robert Rodriguez; and "Yogi Bear," which will blend live action and animation. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

After putting on extra pounds for Body Of Lies, Russell Crowe says he won't accept anymore roles that require him to put on weight because he didn't like his large frame. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

In the murky underworld of today's high- stakes global espionage, power is measured not by weaponry or technology, but by the amount of vital information one can acquire and control-or appear to. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

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. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

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). Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

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. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

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. Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

About 85% positive Consensus voice: “Smart and tightly drawn; it has a throat-gripping urgency and some serious insights…” -- David Denby, New Yorker Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

DAVID IGNATIUS (Author): "A subject that has always interested me as a writer is deception, and the process by which we deceive our adversaries." << RIDLEY SCOTT (Director/ Producer): "Information is the bottom line, and the subtext of that could be that you cannot trust anyone, not even your best friend...” DECEPTION AND TRUST Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

Body of Lies points to a very painful truth. And as painful as the admission is, it is nonetheless true, we all deceive, we are all deceivers. Deception is very much a part of being human. Body of Lies asks, “If even friends deceive us, who can we trust?” The best answer seems to be -Love! And love means exposing yourself to the pain of being hurt, deeply hurt by someone you trust. It will happen. You will be deceived and hurt by trusted friends. ironically, you will do the same thing as well, so will I. That’s why love needs to be at the core of friendships. Trust cannot forgive, but love can. Love heals. Love restores. Love sustains. Review © David Bruce

ABOUT TRUST 1. In terms of self: “Love God and trust your feelings. Be loyal to them. Don't betray them.” --Robert C. Pollock, educator 2. In terms of others: “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.” --Frank Crane, film director Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce

“Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.” --William Shakespear Photos© Warner Bros. Pictures. Review © David Bruce