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| Certificate: | (15) |
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| Genres: | War |
| Year of release: | 2008 |
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Tense and gritty war film from director Kathryn Bigelow, following the lives of an army bomb disposal squad in war-torn Iraq. Having to look death in the face daily, the soldiers of an elite ordnance disposal team struggle to accept their new sergeant, William James (Jeremy Renner), when he risks their lives with his reckless behavior. With the men trying to come to terms with their new leader, their patrols become increasingly hazardous, as a sudden escalation in the violence leads them to confront the most dangerous assignment of their tour. After winning six awards at the 2010 BAFTAs, the film went on to win another six at the Oscars, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
| Starring: | Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo, Suhail Aldabbach, Christopher Sayegh |
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| Director: | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Run time: | 131 minutes |
| Languages: | English |
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POINT BREAK director Kathryn Bigelow visits the setting of the Iraq war with an action drama about an elite bomb disposal unit. "THE HURT LOCKER" is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's technicians of the bomb squad, who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in one of the world's most dangerous places. A thrilling and heart-thumping look at the effects of combat and danger on the human psyche, "THE HURT LOCKER" is based on the first-hand observations of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal.
Preview Networks
"The Hurt Locker" is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in one of the world's most dangerous places. Three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad battle insurgents and each other as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad-in order to try and make the city a safer place for Iraqis and Americans alike. Their mission is clear-protect and save-but it's anything but easy, as the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the effects of combat and danger on the human psyche is based on the first-hand observations of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. These men spoke of explosions as putting you in "the hurt locker."
Press Association
An elite American military unit operating in Iraq is assigned one of the most dangerous tasks - disarming bombs in the heat of battle. The men of the squad have just over a month left on their tour of duty, but begin to fear for their lives when they are assigned a reckless new leader just as Baghdad erupts into chaos. Drama, starring Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie
