Why arms dealer Victor Booth is so far from Nicolas Cage’s character in Lord’s War.

Romain Mielcarek is a freelance journalist specializing in defense and international affairs. Published by Denoël publications Mujiks, in which he describes his experience of being recruited by the GRU, Russian military intelligence. He is also an author An arms dealer investigating a French business, published by Tallandier.

LE FIGARO: The exchange arms dealer Victor BoothIt brought to the fore this man whose career was partially inspired by the character of Yuri Orlov, played by Nicolas Cage in the film. Lord of War. However, you believe that there is a serious difference between a businessman who took advantage of the collapse of the USSR to sell arms around the world and Victor Bout. why

Romain Mielkarek. In the film, Yuri Orlov is an American, which separates him from the reality of the character of Victor Butt, who is directly related to Russian political problems. Therefore, the perception of geopolitical issues is biased…

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