The Hurt Locker movie

Year: 2008

Genre: War/Drama/Thriller

Region: USA

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Language: English

Release Date: Thursday, 2008-09-04

English Title: The Hurt Locker

Other Titles: Countdown to Crisis (Taiwan) / Bomb Disposal Unit (Hong Kong) / Counter-Terrorism Unit

Screenwriter: Mark Boal

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Cast: Jeremy Renner / Christian Camargo / Anthony Mackie / Brian Geraghty / Christopher Sayegh / Guy Pearce / David Morse / Ralph Fiennes / Evangeline Lilly

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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/ (7.7/10 from 164,495 users)

Synopsis: After the U.S. military invaded Iraq, Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) was transferred to the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, replacing a colleague who had just been killed in action in Baghdad. The other two members of the team, Staff Sergeant Sanborn (Anthony Mackie), responsible for communication, and Special Forces soldier Owen (Brian Geraghty), responsible for cover fire, strongly disliked James' reckless behavior. However, during a bomb disposal operation at the United Nations building, James’ defiance of orders to defuse a bomb earned him praise from Colonel Reed (David Morse). During a warehouse bomb disposal mission, James believed that the Iraqi boy used as a corpse bomb was Beckham (Christopher Sayegh), a boy he'd met in the camp selling pirated DVDs. Beckham's death drove James into further madness, leading him to leave the camp alone and investigate the city...

This film won six major awards at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.