The Hurt Locker

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. An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat, behaving as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

Keywords

  • Academy Award for Best Picture
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film
  • BAFTA Film Awards
  • Film Festival Oostende
  • Film Festival Oostende (home)
  • Golden Globes
  • La Biennale di Venezia !
  • La Biennale di Venezia - Tax Shelter
  • Mostra: The best from the previous years
  • war

Actors

  • David Morse
  • Jeremy Renner
  • Christian Camargo
  • Nabil Koni
  • Brian Geraghty
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Guy Pearce
  • Christopher Sayegh
  • Evangeline Lilly
  • Suhail Al-Dabbach
  • Anthony Mackie

Director

  • Kathryn Bigelow

Drama


2h 11min


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United States
2008
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.

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.


An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat, behaving as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

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