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Green Zone
by on Mar.11, 2010, under 2010 films, American films, English language films, War film, action films
Green Zone is a war action thriller written by Brian Helgeland and directed by Paul Greengrass.
The movie is “credited with having been” inspired “by” the 2006 nonfiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, who documents life in the Green Zone in Baghdad.
The film stars Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and Brendan Gleeson. Production began in January 2008 in Spain and moved to Morocco.
The film is scheduled to be released worldwide on 12 March 2010 with versions available March 10 in some countries.
Premise
Green Zone is a thriller that takes place in the Green Zone in Iraq during its occupation by the United States.
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Produced by
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Lloyd Levin
Paul Greengrass
Written by
Brian Helgeland
Rajiv Chandrasekaran (Book)
Starring
Matt Damon portrays Roy Miller, a warrant officer who helps a senior CIA officer in the search for weapons of mass destruction.
Greg Kinnear portrays Clark Poundstone, Pentagon Special Intelligence.
Brendan Gleeson portrays Gordon Brown, the CIA Baghdad bureau chief.
Amy Ryan portrays Lawrie Dayne
Khalid Abdalla portrays an injured Iraqi who has a “penchant for Bryan Adams”.
Jason Isaacs as Maj. Briggs, an American military officer.
Cinematography Barry Ackroyd
Editing by Christopher Rouse
Studio
StudioCanal
Relativity Media
Working Title Films
Distributed by Universal Studios
Release date(s) March 12, 2010
Country United States
Language English
















