Body of Lies

2008 (Ridley Scott) 14A, 128 min
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong, Russell Crowe

Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) is a covert CIA operative working in Jordan searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul). He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his boss back in Langley, Ed Hoffman (Crowe). Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam (Strong) on this operation, but he doesn't know how far he can trust him without putting his life in danger. The uneasy alliance leads to a cultural and moral clash between the men.