The Hurt Locker 2008

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 131 min

genre: thriller

theme: war

director: Kathryn Bigelow

Score: 8 / 10

The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war 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 psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay.

Plot

In 2004, Sergeant First Class William James arrives as the new team leader of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in the Iraq War. He replaces Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson, who was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baghdad. His team includes Sergeant J. T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge.

Awards

Cast

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author	Mark Boal
award	Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Iraq
director	Kathryn Bigelow
editor	Bob Murawski Chris Innis
events	Iraq War
genre	action drama thriller
keywords	airlift attempt to escape baghdad bomb disposal camp victory capture explosive ordnance disposal first class flat tire ford excursion humvee improvised improvised explosive device kill lieutenant colonel mercenary morning most-wanted iraqi playing cards nothing pick up private military company private military contractors psychiatrist return home sergeant first class specialist staff sergeant tour of duty u.s. army united states army
musicBy	Marco Beltrami
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Greg Shapiro Kathryn Bigelow Mark Boal Nicolas Chartier
productionCompany	Film Capital Europe Funds First Light Productions Grosvenor Park Media Kingsgate Films Voltage Pictures
publisher	Summit Entertainment
recordedAt	British Columbia
theme	action drama independent war