The Art of War

"Do you know who your enemy is?"

Aug 25 2000 R 1h 57m
Action, Adventure, Crime

Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As an international security expert, he must uncover an international plot in which ruthless terrorists threatened to bring down the United Nations on the eve of an historic summit with China. A mysterious chain of events leads to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador and the terrorists frame Neil Shaw, the one man they believe can stop them. Accused of the crime, Shaw goes underground — in effect, vanishing from his own life — as he tries to stop what could become World War III.

Plot

Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the US, Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad gangsters to find out what is really going on.

Written by

Wayne Beach, Simon Barry

Directed by

Christian Duguay

Cast

Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Maury Chaykin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions, Franchise Pictures, Amen Ra Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 9 nominations

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