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The Hurt Locker

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• War
• Drama

• 2008
• Kathryn Bigelow
• 125 mins
• 15

Summary

Oscar-winning thriller starring Jeremy Renner. A US Army bomb-disposal team working out the last 38 days of their tour in Iraq are joined by Staff Sgt William James, whose unorthodox methods make him initially unpopular with his colleagues.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adam Smith

Director Kathryn Bigelow's 2004-set account of the lives of a US Army bomb-disposal squad in Iraq focuses on the men who voluntarily put themselves next to deadly IEDs (improvised explosive devices). The contrasting attitudes and philosophies of a trio of soldiers (played by Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty) come under scrutiny, with each man keenly aware that every job may potentially be their last. Bigelow, one of the very few women working in the traditionally male-dominated action and war genres, avoids both red wire/yellow wire cliché and political preaching to deliver a film that is as psychologically fascinating as it is taut and exciting. Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce are among the well-known faces in smaller roles.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameStaff Sgt William JamesJeremy RennerSgt JT SanbornAnthony MackieSpecialist Owen EldridgeBrian GeraghtySgt Matt ThompsonGuy PearceContractor team leaderRalph FiennesCol ReedDavid MorseConnie JamesEvangeline LillyCol John CambridgeChristian Camargo

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rolenameDirectorKathryn Bigelow

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Theatrical distributor

Optimum Releasing

Released on

2009-08-28

Languages

English | Arabic

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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