A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man, to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter in check.

John Cusack first became interested in making the film when he read Naomi Klein's 2004 article "Baghdad Year Zero".

Natalie Hegalhuzen:
You know that all my writings have called this occupation a violation of international law and its practitioners are criminals?


Brand Hauser:
Do you really believe all this stuff you write?


Natalie Hegalhuzen:
Anyone who can causes this much mayhem when they didn't have to? The amount of suffering that I've seen?


Brand Hauser:
I know.

[helicoper flies overhead]


Brand Hauser:
[speaking on the phone] Ok. Hold on a sec.

[speaking to Natalie again]


Brand Hauser:
But the way I look at it is this: the day we can actually feel and hear all the suffering of mankind, that's the day when "The Christ" will come back! So we got that going for us.

[speaking on the phone again]


Brand Hauser:
I'll be out in a minute.

[speaking to Natalie again]


Brand Hauser:
Or 'The Buddha', or Allah, whoever floats your boat.

Continuity: When Brand Hauser exits the building-ruins after rescuing Natalie Hegalhuzen you can clearly see him putting away one of the two pistols, namingly his right one, and waving with his left arm. The very next shot shows him putting away both pistols, his right, then his left.

Written by Homer Greencastle
Published by Source In Sync Music (ASCAP) / Engine Co 35 Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music