War Dogs

~An American dream


Overview

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.


Genres


General Information

Release Date: 2016-08-18
Budget: $50000000
Revenue: $86234523
Runtime: 114 min


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