The Hurt Locker (2009)
From director Kathryn Bigelow comes The Hurt Locker, the 2008 oscar winning war thriller film that follows Jeremy Renner as Sergeant William James and his bomb disposal team as they navigate beyond enemy lines during the Iraq War. The movie explores the trauma and stresses the soldiers face as they attempt to disarm active explosives on the field, with the repercussions beginning to take their toll on the squadmates.
The Hurt Locker
- Director
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Release Date
- July 31, 2009
- Studio(s)
- Summit Entertainment
- Distributor(s)
- Summit Entertainment
- Cast
- Jeremy Renner , David Morse , Guy Pearce , Anthony Mackie , Ralph Fiennes , Christian Camargo , Evangeline Lilly , Brian Geraghty
- Writers
- Mark Boal
- Runtime
- 131 minutes
- Budget
- $15 million
Summary
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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