The Hurt Locker

You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.

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Drama
Thriller
War

Media

Overview

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.

Keywords

rescue
soldier
anti war
woman director
disaster
terrorism
explosive
tension
dramatic
booby trap
sniper
iraq
iraq war
violence
loyalty
car bomb
us army
bomb squad
body armor
army sergeant
unexploded bomb
weapons of war
disarming a bomb
bomb disposal unit

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 10, 2008
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Arabic, Turkish
Countries: United States of America
Production: Summit Entertainment,Voltage Pictures,Grosvenor Park Productions,Film Capital Europe Funds (FCEF ),First Light,Kingsgate Films,Grosvenor Park Media
Cast: Jeremy Renner,Anthony Mackie,Brian Geraghty,David Morse,Guy Pearce,Evangeline Lilly,Ralph Fiennes,Christian Camargo,Christopher Sayegh,David Guerieraand 24 more
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Producer: Kathryn Bigelow,Tony Mark,Mark Boal,Nicolas Chartier,Jenn Lee,Greg Shapiro
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Music: Buck Sanders,Marco Beltrami
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $49,259,766
IMDb: tt0887912