Action-Packed Thriller 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' Now Available for Streaming on OTT Lionsgate Play in India

Spy Thriller: Chasing 'The Handle'- A High-Stakes Adventure of Espionage and Intrigue





Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is a 2023 spy action comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, and Marn Davies.

The film stars Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Hugh Grant1. The plot revolves around a spy named Orson Fortune (Statham), who must retrieve a stolen high-tech device before an arms dealer (Grant) can sell it to the highest bidder.

A gang of Ukrainian mobsters manage to steal a device known as “The Handle” from a secret facility in the United States. The device is capable of hacking into any computer system in the world. Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) is tasked with retrieving the device before it falls into the wrong hands. He assembles a team of operatives and recruits one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.

The plot:

So, there's this device called "The Handle" that's worth billions of dollars and a group of Ukrainian mobsters stole it. The British government hires Nathan Jasmine to get it back before arms dealer Greg Simmonds sells it to the highest bidder.

The team tracks down the courier carrying the device to Madrid, but their search is disrupted by Nathan's rival, Mike. However, Sarah, a skilled hacker on the team, manages to copy the contents of the device.

The team learns that Simmonds, an arms dealer, is planning to sell the device to two bio-tech moguls who intend to cause a worldwide financial collapse. To stop this, the team plans to infiltrate a charity gala hosted by Simmonds in Cannes, where they blackmail his favorite movie star to help distract him. The team then heads to Turkey to exchange the device, but things take a turn when Mike and his men interfere and steal the device.

Fortunately, Simmonds is still willing to help the team, as he lost his commission due to Mike's actions. Simmonds tells the team that the buyers of the device are the bio-tech moguls, Trent and Arnold. Orson and JJ, another member of the team, clear heavy security on the ground level, while Simmonds and Danny, the movie star, head up to the tower to confront Mike and the moguls. Simmonds demonstrates his ability to cause harm to their loved ones if he isn't paid for the device, and he and Danny manage to leave before the situation becomes violent.

Orson arrives just in time to take out Mike and retrieve the device. In the end, the team decides to go on vacation, and Orson uses the proceeds from a robbery at the Ukrainians' villa to finance Danny's new film about the events, with Simmonds acting as an on-set producer.

The movie was theatrically released in international territories on January 4, 2023, and theatrically released in the United States on March 3. It was released digitally on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on April 7.

Ruse de Guerre can be watched online on Lionsgate Play in India, May 5 onwards.

The spy adventure made USD37.6 million at the box office worldwide. It remains to be seen how it fares on OTT.

Everything You Need to Know About 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' OTT Release: Cast, Plot, and Where to Watch