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The Hurt Locker

by on Jun.26, 2009, under 2009 films, American films, War film, drama films

The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Shot on location in Jordan, the film is based on recently declassified information about a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) (bomb squad) team in present day Iraq.

The Hurt Locker is written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded with a bomb squad.

The Hurt Locker has been picked up by distributor Summit Entertainment.

The film is scheduled for domestic release in the U.S. on June 26, 2009 in New York and Los Angeles, going wider in July.

Plot
In 2004 Iraq, a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit is forced to play a dangerous game of cat and mouse in the chaos of war in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Jeremy Renner plays the leader of the EOD team, as he contends with not only defusing bombs in the backdrop of a war, but also the psychological and emotional strain that it inflicts.

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Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Produced by
Tony Mark (executive)
Nicolas Chartier
Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
Greg Shapiro
Donall McCusker (co-producer)

Written by Mark Boal

Starring
Jeremy Renner
Ralph Fiennes
Guy Pearce
Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Christian Camargo
David Morse
Evangeline Lilly

Music by
Marco Beltrami
Buck Sanders

Cinematography Barry Ackroyd
Editing by
Chris Innis
Bob Murawski

Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date(s)
June 26, 2009 (US) New York/Los Angeles
July 2009 (US) wide release;
pre-release October 2008 (Italy & limited film festivals only)

Running time 131 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$11,000,000