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The Hurt Locker: Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce. During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Kathryn Bigelow
- 2009-07-31
The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their ...
Jun 23, 2022 · The film was produced by the creative team of Mark Boal, who wrote the screenplay, and Kathryn Bigelow, who directed the film. ... Beyond being a David and Goliath story in terms of budget and box ...
Christopher Stetson Boal (half-brother) Mark Boal (born January 23, 1973) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. Boal initially worked as a journalist, writing for outlets like Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon, and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which ...
July 10, 2009. In 2004, the journalist Mark Boal spent two weeks in Baghdad, embedded with the members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) unit. Boal’s reporting led to the screenplay for ...
This gives the film a raw edge, putting us in the middle of the same tension as the soldiers. Screenwriter Mark Boal spent time shadowing an army explosive team, and no doubt some of the ambient tension in this film comes straight from his own experiences. This film also stands out because it's a war film that doesn't talk about The War.
Aug 25, 2009 · Boal also points to the forthcoming Green Zone, adapted from Imperial Life in the Emerald City, about the US army in Iraq immediately after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
