The Art of War

The Art of War

Do you know who your enemy is?

R 2000 · 117 min · ★ 5.7 · Action, Thriller, 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.

Directed by Christian Duguay · Written by Wayne Beach

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Wesley Snipes Neil Shaw
Donald Sutherland Douglas Thomas
Anne Archer Eleanor Hooks
Maury Chaykin Frank Capella
Liliana Komorowska Jenna Novak
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa David Chan
Michael Biehn Robert Bly
Marie Matiko Julia Fang
James Hong Ambassador Wu
Ron Yuan Ming
Glen Chin Ochai
Bonnie Mak Anna

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