'Arsenal' is the first 18+ movie to hit Vietnamese theaters

The action film starring Nicolas Cage was labeled C18 by the Cinema Department because it contains scenes of violence, drug use, and vulgar language.

Arsenal is the new work of director Steven C. Miller, afterMarauders and Extraction.Belonging to the crime action genre, the film tells about the life events of a pair of brothers.Mikey (Johnathon Schaech) and JP Lindel (Adrian Grenier) as they get involved in the underworld in suburban Mississippi (USA).

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated Arsenal R (restricted to audiences under 17) because it contains many bloody scenes of violence, strong language, and scenes of characters using drugs. According to the Vietnamese distributor, the film was rated 18+ by the domestic Cinema Department and no scenes were cut from the original cut. In addition to Vietnam, the UK is also the country that rated this film 18+.

*Trailer for the movie "Arsenal"

Born in a slum town, Mikey and JP grew up without parental love. From a young age, Mikey was conscious of taking care of and protecting his younger brother at all costs - from cooking, bathing, encouraging him to play sports to teaching JP to stay away from the early traps of deception.Growing up, their lives suddenly changed. The younger brother - JP - became the successful owner of a famous construction company and lived happily with his beautiful wife and newborn child. Meanwhile, Mikey was stuck in debt, struggling to make a living and became a street urchin.

One day, Mikey is kidnapped because of his involvement with the underworld of drug lord Eddie King (played by Nicolas Cage). JP cannot ask for help from the police because his brother is also a thug. JP asks his old friend who is an undercover cop (played by John Cusack) for help. They goFind your brother regardless of all dangers and traps.

Nicholas Cage plays the villain.

Actor Johnathon Schaech (who plays the troubled brother) shared onEWthat he accepted to act in this film because behind the violent scenes is a story about brotherhood. “The fact that the two characters grow up amidst many pitfalls of life, fight and defend each other in all situations, and are willing to sacrifice for the people they love is meaningful,” the star shared.

Poster of the movie "Blackmail".

Johnathon Schaech and his co-stars play the main characters -Adrian Grenier - not as famous as the two actors who play the villain and the main character (Nicolas Cage and John Cusack). Nicolas Cage plays the drug lord Eddie King. The Oscar-winning actor's appearance in this film has greasy side-parted hair, a hooked hawk nose, and a goatee.wears oversized glasses and always wears a suit. John Cusack plays a detective with deep insight into the workings of the American slums.

According to VNE