The Hurt Locker overview

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Synopsis:

Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller The Hurt Locker presents the conflict in the Middle East from the perspective of those who witnessed the fighting firsthand -- the soldiers. As an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team tactfully navigates the streets of present-day Iraq, they face the constant threat of death from incoming bombs and sharp-shooting snipers.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Kathryn Bigelow
  • Studio: Voltage Pictures, Kingsgate Films, First Light
  • Year: 2008
  • Run Time: 127 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for war violence and language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: War
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2009 06 26 (USA)

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