Two ambitious young men navigate the darkly comic, gritty world of international arms dealing for the Pentagon.
Pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
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It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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