The Hurt Locker

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The Hurt Locker is a 2008 war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit in Iraq and is widely acclaimed for its intense, realistic portrayal of modern warfare.

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instanceOf film
independent film
thriller film
war film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing
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Academy Award for Best Sound
surface form: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best Film
Directors Guild of America Award
surface form: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

Producers Guild of America Award
surface form: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
surface form: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
basedOn Mark Boal’s experiences embedded with a bomb squad in Iraq
cinematographyBy Barry Ackroyd
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director Kathryn Bigelow
distributedBy Summit Entertainment
editedBy Bob Murawski
Chris Innis
filmingLocation Jordan
follows 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)
surface form: U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit
genre drama
thriller
war
knownFor depiction of combat stress
intense realism
language English
mainCharacter Sergeant J.T. Sanborn
Specialist Owen Eldridge
Staff Sergeant William James
mpaaRating R
musicBy Buck Sanders
Marco Beltrami
portrays bomb disposal operations
modern warfare
premiereEvent Venice Film Festival
premiereYear 2008
productionCompany Film Capital Europe Funds
Voltage Pictures
releaseYear 2008
runtimeMinutes 131
settingLocation Iraq
settingTimePeriod Iraq War
starredActor Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Guy Pearce
Jeremy Renner
Ralph Fiennes
theme addiction to combat
psychological effects of war
writer Mark Boal

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