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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Hurt_LockerThe Hurt Locker - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0887912The Hurt Locker (2008) - IMDb

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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.

   • 7.5/10 (477K)
   • Genre: Drama, Thriller, War

   • Director: Kathryn Bigelow
   • Release Date: 2009-07-31

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mark_BoalMark Boal - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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   Jun 23, 2022 · Mark Boal's screenplay for "The Hurt Locker" is an original piece of work. Although the script was not an adaptation of any previously existing material, elements of the film were inspired by a ...

5. www.gamesradar.com › the-story-behind-the-hurt-lockerThe Story Behind The Hurt Locker - GamesRadar+

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   Aug 24, 2009 · 1. The war away from home The Hurt Locker got its start with Mark Boal, freelance journalist and source/co-writer for Paul Haggis' Iraq-afflicted drama In The Valley Of Elah. His experience on the ...

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   Jul 22, 2009 · After spending time in 2004 as an embedded journalist in Iraq, Playboy writer Mark Boal turned his experiences and observations into a fictionalized character study of three bomb technicians in Baghdad. The result, the Certified Fresh film The Hurt Locker, has earned some of the biggest raves of the year from critics who hail Boal's riveting ...

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   Who is Mark Boal?

   • The screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a U.S. Army EOD team in Iraq. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Italy during 2008. After being shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, it was picked up for distribution in the United States by Summit Entertainment.

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   Was Mark Boal's 'The Hurt Locker' based on a book?

   • Mark Boal's screenplay for "The Hurt Locker" is an original piece of work. Although the script was not an adaptation of any previously existing material, elements of the film were inspired by a non-fiction book. Kathryn Bigelow has cited the book "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" by Chris Hedges as the inspiration for the film.

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   What are some criticisms of 'Boal & Bigelow'?

   • The film earned acclaim from critics, who praised Bigelow's directing, Renner's performance, Boal's screenplay, editing, musical score, cinematography, sound design and action sequences, although some veterans have criticized the film's depiction of Iraq War combat as inaccurate. [ 2 ]

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   Why did Boal make EOD a film?

   • Incredibly, the soldiers of the EOD — short for the US Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team — volunteer for this duty, an assignment with far more casualties than any other military post. Boal explained why he felt compelled to turn his embedded observations into a film. (Watch the first eight minutes of the film on page 2.)

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   How did Boal & Bigelow meet?

   • Boal and Bigelow first met when she optioned one of his earlier articles, a piece about a police officer going undercover at a high school that she helped turn into an unsuccessful TV pilot. Working entirely on spec, the pair began work on getting the screenplay into shape.

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8. www.newyorker.com › news › news-deskInside the Hurt Locker - The New Yorker

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   Jul 10, 2009 · Inside the Hurt Locker. By Avi Zenilman. 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 ...