Cortina de humo was released in the year 1997。Cortina de humo is also called as Wag the Dog, Manobras na Casa Branca, Bite the Bullet, Amikor a farok csóválja..., Înscenarea, Wag the Dog - Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt, Des hommes d'influence。

After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisors (DeNiro) contacts a top Hollywood producer (Hoffman) in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media.

Cortina de humo actors and actresses include Anne Heche, David Koechner, Denis Leary, Drena De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Harland Williams, John Cho, John Michael Higgins, J. Patrick McCormack, Kirsten Dunst, Robert De Niro, William H. Macy, Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson。